China’s Central SOEs’ Corporate Social Responsibility Performance under the BRI

How are central SOEs driven by external context and internal value chain to perform their corporate social responsibility(CSR)?What is the relationship between various types of CSR?This paper divides CSR into strategic and responsive CSR,and uses case studies to discuss how central SOEs should fulfill their CSR commitments under the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI).This paper finds that under the BRI,China’s central SOEs face a host of challenges in their cross-border operations with respect to the legal environment,political risks,workforce competence,and supports to industries in host countries,and extend the value chain through industrial chain integration.All the above internal and external attributes may drive central SOEs to perform their strategic and responsive CSR initiatives,and responsive CSR could also reinforce strategic CSR initiatives.Finally,this study offers advice on how Chinese companies should perform CSR under the BRI.