China is currently building a network with more than 80 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania initiating "One Belt and One Road". The main focus of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is in infrastructure transportation, and energy. Countries with majority of Muslim population are involved in BRI and in some ofthese countries Islamic finance is being adopted. The public-private partnership (PPP) model is an important way of infrastructure financing which has potential in reducing government financial pressure by improving operation efficiency, service quality and societal benefits. World Bank report (2018) has discussed flexibility of Islamic financing and the cracking potential of PPP to incorporate with Islamic finance. Existing financial institutions , such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank have accumulated rich experience in the field of PPP mode of infrastructure financing. However, the newly established Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIlB) dedicated to the development ofinfrastructure for the supporting of BRI has still not established a model in line with Islamic finance principles. China and Islamic countries can seek common cooperation based on PPP models consistent with Islamic financial system. This paper aims to contribute to the literature for a better understanding of the great potential of China link with Islamic countries to help to boost BRI ...

Islamic banks are still relying on debt-like modes of financing since most equity based finances need long term commitment. The basic principle of Islamic banking is the sharing of profit and loss and the prohibition of riba (interest).Additionally, PLS arrangements have been specifically acknowledged as ideal modes of financing in Islamic finance. But to date, the actual practice of Islamic banking has been far removed from these models. Nearly all Islamic banks, investment companies, and investment funds offer trade and project finance based on mark-up, commissioned manufacturing, or on leasing bases. There is not much difference in substance between IFIs and conventional financial institutions as IFIs offer products and services that are only legally Islamic or Shariah compliant. Musharakah for instance is venture capital funding provided by parties and both profit and risk are shared. Such participatory arrangements between capital and labor reflect the Islamic view that the borrower must not bear all the risk/cost of a failure, resulting in a balanced distribution of income and not allowing lender to monopolize the economy.