THE CHINA CHALLENGE TO THE EU UNIQUENESS - THE CASE OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE Cover Image

THE CHINA CHALLENGE TO THE EU UNIQUENESS - THE CASE OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
THE CHINA CHALLENGE TO THE EU UNIQUENESS - THE CASE OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

Author(s): Antonina Habova
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Универзитет »Гоце Делчев« - Штип
Keywords: China; Central and Eastern Europe; Belt and Road Initiative; EU integration; geopolitics;

Summary/Abstract: China’s cooperation approach demonstrated through the Belt and Road Initiative is quite different in comparison to regional integration in Europe. Geographical limits, differences in culture, value systems, social and political realities make such a comparison disputable. The aim of this paper is not to compare the European integration experience with the most significant Chinese cooperation project. The study is rather focused on briefly evaluating the cooperation model applied by China towards the region of Central and Eastern Europe and the way it interacts with and affects theEU integration model. It also gives consideration to the evolving geopolitical situation at the regional and global levels. Methodologically, the study builds on an interdisciplinary approach that allows for assessing the problem in historical, legal, economic, and diplomatic aspect. The methodological framework is supplemented by the application of some instruments of geopolitical analysis.The paper argues that China’s approach towards the CEE region has the potential to exacerbate some of the divisions within the increasingly fragmented European Union.

  • Issue Year: 17/2021
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 185-205
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English
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