| Author (Person) | Godement, François, Kratz, Agatha |
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| Publisher | European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) |
| Series Title | China Analysis |
| Series Details | April 2015 |
| Publication Date | April 2015 |
| Content Type | Report |
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Under the banner of the Silk Road initiative, first introduced in fall 2013, China has just announced a host of economic projects such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Beneath the eye-catching name, these projects amount to a giant push towards the Asian neighbourhood. This special issue of China Analysis concerns the geopolitical underpinning of China’s new outward-looking economic policy. It documents, through examining the writing of some of China’s best-known international relations specialists, the shift in foreign policy that has caused Xi Jinping’s government to prioritise China’s neighbourhood again: + The 'Chinese century' has not yet arrived, and China has neither the capacity nor the willingness to compete for leadership in a still US-led international order. Indeed, China still faces internal problems and its “comprehensive” national power remains limited. + China’s rise is 'unstoppable', but it is not violent, and China represents no danger to world peace. However, an emerging China and declining United States and Japan are bound to compete - yet not to confront each other, due to structural constrain + Thus, China should adopt a 'two-pronged approach' establishing a new type of great power relations with developed countries, including the US and the European Union, while improving its relations with developing and neighbouring countries. + Overall, China should prioritise its relations with its neighbours since a peaceful and stable periphery is the key to China's sustainable rise. To do so, China is willing to share the benefits of its economic development through the Silk Road initiatives. |
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| Source Link | http://www.ecfr.eu/page/-/ChinaAnalysisEng_Special_issue_1503_Final_v3_(2).pdf |
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| Countries / Regions | China, Europe |
