Patrice Flynn
University Professor
Professor of Global Business and Economics, Bolte School of Business, Mount St. Mary’s University, Maryland, USA

MLA 8
Flynn, Patrice. "THE NEW SILK ROAD: WHAT’S IN IT FOR XI JINPING?" Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 11, no. 7, July 2026, pp. 3238-3256, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i07.024. Accessed July 2026.
APA 6
Flynn, P. (2026, July). THE NEW SILK ROAD: WHAT’S IN IT FOR XI JINPING? Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 11(7), 3238-3256. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i07.024
Chicago
Flynn, Patrice. "THE NEW SILK ROAD: WHAT’S IN IT FOR XI JINPING?" Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 11, no. 7 (July 2026), 3238-3256. Accessed July, 2026. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i07.024.

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