From the editors’ preface:

Li Ma and Hao Wang offer a domestic researcher’s view on the B&R to debunk misunderstandings in foreign, mainly Western, critical descriptions and analyses of the project. They rely on official documents to support the notion that the project is not unilaterally dominated by the People’s Republic, is not designed to only serve its national interests against those of partner countries, especially by creating debt traps, and is not the basis of a separate global trade governance system. They also maintain that the B&R is not a philanthropic project but a platform to promote mutually beneficial business between many countries, a fact they hope will eventually be accepted by foreign observers over time.