TY - THES U1 - Bachelor Thesis A1 - El Jechi, Abdulkader T1 - China belt and road initiative impact on Germany N2 - The Belt and Road Initiative topic will be discussed further with the support of evidence of statistical data, qualitative information and decisions between both countries through the following chapters. Chapter 1 will present and discuss the history of the Belt and Road Initiative. Chapter 2 will speak about the influence of the new competition on the German industry. Competition can play a role through the cost and quality of the products which can be produced or manufactured by China. In addition, we will see Germany’s reaction to China’s competitive advantage and entrance to the German market. Chapter 3 includes research and discussion on the impacts on china’s port, the possibility of the expansion of the maritime roads by China and whether the expansion in the arctic will give china more authority in the Belt and Road Initiative project. Chapter 4 will argue the choices for Germany as there is now two corridors alliances who are computing over ports development for faster and reachable products through Pakistan-china or India -Iran. Chapter 5 will discuss the effect of the Hamburg port. KW - Long-distance trade KW - Infrastructure investments KW - China Y2 - 2020 ER -