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Environment Risks and Their Responses to Chinese Companies Investing in Countries along the “Belt and Road”: Solutions Based on the International Investment Law
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Abstract
In recent years, China’s investment in countries along the “Belt and Road” has gradually expanded. Minerals, energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, engineering construction, etc. are key industries for Chinese companies to invest in countries along the road. Legal deficiencies in the host country’s environment, behavioral defects of overseas investment companies, and the lack of regulatory norms and weak supervision of environment risks in China increase the potential environmental liability risk of Chinese companies. On the purpose of reducing the occurrence of environment risks, this paper takes the international investment law as the entry point, adopts the literature review method and data induction method, and combines a large number of environment risk treatment cases of Chinese companies in the project investment, and proposes five solutions: include environmental protection clauses when signing international treaties with host countries; Strengthen companies’ environmental responsibilities and environmental disclosure obligations; Special legislation for overseas investment by companies; Fully use the role of overseas investment insurance and establishing a diversified mechanism for resolving international environmental disputes.
Keywords
environment risks, Belt and Road, international investment law
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Chen,X. (2023). Environment Risks and Their Responses to Chinese Companies Investing in Countries along the “Belt and Road”: Solutions Based on the International Investment Law. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,28,1-7.
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