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<p>In a fragmented global governance landscape, infrastructure has become a key arena for projecting geopolitical influence and competing visions of international order. This article compares China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the EU’s Global Gateway Strategy to examine how states use strategic communication to construct discourses of global connectivity. Integrating constructivist international relations theory with the politics of connectivity framework, the study develops a three-layer analytical model encompassing connectivity dimensions, narrative structures, and strategic logics. Drawing on a mixed-method analysis of 106 official texts published between 2013 and 2024, the findings reveal fundamental differences: Belt and Road Initiative deploys a development-oriented, identity-driven narrative across multiple levels, while Global Gateway Strategy emphasizes a regulatory, value-based discourse concentrated at the project level.</p>

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Constructing connectivity and competing orders: strategic narratives in the EU’s global gateway and China’s belt and road initiative

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    2025年12月9日

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  • Haisheng Hu

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In a fragmented global governance landscape, infrastructure has become a key arena for projecting geopolitical influence and competing visions of international order. This article compares China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the EU’s Global Gateway Strategy to examine how states use strategic communication to construct discourses of global connectivity. Integrating constructivist international relations theory with the politics of connectivity framework, the study develops a three-layer analytical model encompassing connectivity dimensions, narrative structures, and strategic logics. Drawing on a mixed-method analysis of 106 official texts published between 2013 and 2024, the findings reveal fundamental differences: Belt and Road Initiative deploys a development-oriented, identity-driven narrative across multiple levels, while Global Gateway Strategy emphasizes a regulatory, value-based discourse concentrated at the project level.