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Chinese Strategy Towards Europe: The Belt and Road Initiative and 17 + 1 Strategy - What Does It Mean for the EU and Central and Eastern Europe?
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Abstract Several projects like the Silk Road have been developed by different countries in the post-1991 period, but there is only one that had a tremendous global impact: the "One Belt One Road" (Belt and Road) Initiative developed by China. This project was first announced by the Chinese President Xi Jinpi... view more
Several projects like the Silk Road have been developed by different countries in the post-1991 period, but there is only one that had a tremendous global impact: the "One Belt One Road" (Belt and Road) Initiative developed by China. This project was first announced by the Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to Central Asia in 2013, and has subsequently had a tremendous global, regional and national effect. The Belt and Road Initiative not only covers almost the entire Asian continent, but also a large geographical area that extends from East Africa to Europe. Through this project China aims to promote common development and welfare sharing among all countries along the Belt and Road routes, to establish mutual political trust between China and these countries, to more effectively connect transportation networks among regions and cities along the routes, and to establish cultural contact between societies. Accordingly, China wants to put its development process on a planned and solid basis by increasing its global impact in the economic, political, and cultural fields.... view less
Keywords
China; international relations; EU; Central Europe; Eastern Europe; economic relations
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
17 + 1 Strategy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 121-145
Journal
Studia Europejskie - Studies in European Affairs, 24 (2020) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.33067/SE.2.2020.7
ISSN
1428-149X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0