Question 1

Countries such as Pakistan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Maldives had sought to renegotiate, cancel, or scale-down BRI projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The presence of the emerging economies is seen as integral to the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Sri Lanka has become increasingly financially dependent on China due to the Hambanota port development project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

How did development under Chairman Mao differ from China's development policy today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contemporary policy is more equitable than under Chairman Mao. 
B)  Chairman Mao put ideology first versus the contemporary focus on economics. 
C)  Chairman Mao spent more time cultivating personal contacts than contemporary leaders. 
D)  Contemporary policy is more in line with global norms than that of Chairman Mao. 
E)  There is no significant change in policy. 
A)  Contemporary policy is more equitable than under Chairman Mao. 
B)  Chairman Mao put ideology first versus the contemporary focus on economics. 
C)  Chairman Mao spent more time cultivating personal contacts than contemporary leaders. 
D)  Contemporary policy is more in line with global norms than that of Chairman Mao. 
E)  There is no significant change in policy.

Question 5

China's current foreign and aid policy is sharply disconnected from its past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Hambanota port has been profitable, despite feasibility studies that argued it would be unprofitable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How has China supported other countries during the COVID-19 emergency?

Accepted Answer

A)  By aggressive vaccination campaigns 
B)  By sending personal protective equipment 
C)  By closing its borders on time 
D)  By sending experts epidemiologists 
E)  It has not sent any support 
A)  By aggressive vaccination campaigns 
B)  By sending personal protective equipment 
C)  By closing its borders on time 
D)  By sending experts epidemiologists 
E)  It has not sent any support

Question 8

Voting rights in the New Development Bank are commensurate with capital investments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

At the second Belt and Road Forum in 2019, President Xi Jinping adopted policies that strengthened emphasis on _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  multilateralism in terms of consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits 
B)  open, clean, green cooperation 
C)  following the norms of international/participating countries and the ensuring fiscal sustainability 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  multilateralism in terms of consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits 
B)  open, clean, green cooperation 
C)  following the norms of international/participating countries and the ensuring fiscal sustainability 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 10

What is the importance of the principle of non-intervention among BRICS and how is it controversial?

Accepted Answer

A core BRICS principle is non-interventi

Question 11

Explain the origin and function of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

Accepted Answer

The AIIB emerged from an idea first put

Question 12

What is China's "One Belt, One Road" initiative?

Accepted Answer

The "One Belt, One Road" initiative is C

Question 13

What specific institutional challenges have emerging economies mounted against the Western-dominated IFIs?

Accepted Answer

The three principal institutional arrang

Question 14

How have BRICS contributed to international development?

Accepted Answer

A)  By providing much-needed investment 
B)  By providing much-needed bureaucracies 
C)  By competing against developing countries 
D)  By including only developed countries 
E)  By adopting World Bank policies 
A)  By providing much-needed investment 
B)  By providing much-needed bureaucracies 
C)  By competing against developing countries 
D)  By including only developed countries 
E)  By adopting World Bank policies

Question 15

Where is the headquarter of the New Development Bank?

Accepted Answer

A)  In China 
B)  In South Africa 
C)  In Peru 
D)  In Russia 
E)  In Mexico 
A)  In China 
B)  In South Africa 
C)  In Peru 
D)  In Russia 
E)  In Mexico

Question 16

What do the BRICS want in regard to the International Financial Institutions?

Accepted Answer

From its first summit in Russia, the cen

Question 17

Beyond development finance, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank signifies ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  institutionalizing China's financial power globally 
B)  the first step towards financial transparency 
C)  a move towards mainstreaming Chinese foreign policy 
D)  a conciliatory gesture towards regional economies 
E)  a multilateral approach to Chinese foreign policy 
A)  institutionalizing China's financial power globally 
B)  the first step towards financial transparency 
C)  a move towards mainstreaming Chinese foreign policy 
D)  a conciliatory gesture towards regional economies 
E)  a multilateral approach to Chinese foreign policy

Question 18

How has history influenced the form and function of the BRICS development aid?

Accepted Answer

History plays an interesting and importa

Question 19

China's foreign aid policy is a unified structure within the State Council.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How are emerging economies changing the nature of international development?

Accepted Answer

The twenty-first century is already show

Exam 14: China and the Emerging Economies

Countries such as Pakistan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Maldives had sought to renegotiate, cancel, or scale-down BRI projects.

The presence of the emerging economies is seen as integral to the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Sri Lanka has become increasingly financially dependent on China due to the Hambanota port development project.

How did development under Chairman Mao differ from China's development policy today?

China's current foreign and aid policy is sharply disconnected from its past.

The Hambanota port has been profitable, despite feasibility studies that argued it would be unprofitable.

How has China supported other countries during the COVID-19 emergency?

Voting rights in the New Development Bank are commensurate with capital investments.

At the second Belt and Road Forum in 2019, President Xi Jinping adopted policies that strengthened emphasis on _____________________.

What is the importance of the principle of non-intervention among BRICS and how is it controversial?

Explain the origin and function of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

What is China's "One Belt, One Road" initiative?

What specific institutional challenges have emerging economies mounted against the Western-dominated IFIs?

How have BRICS contributed to international development?

Where is the headquarter of the New Development Bank?

What do the BRICS want in regard to the International Financial Institutions?

Beyond development finance, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank signifies ____________.

How has history influenced the form and function of the BRICS development aid?

China's foreign aid policy is a unified structure within the State Council.

How are emerging economies changing the nature of international development?

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