China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Central and Eastern Europe

Kavalski, Emilian

doi:10.1163/2667078x-01902002

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“…The number of CEE media accounts of interactions with either Brussels, Moscow, or Washington in the first three quarters of any year tends to be larger than the overall accounts of China in the pre-pandemic decade (Splichal, 2019). This development reflects distinct constructions of proximity in the CEE region, where events in the EU, Russia, or the United States are considered to have immediate bearing rather than those in China (Kavalski, 2018a). While such pattern reflects a general disinterest not just in China, but also in Asia, more generally, it also reveals the failure of Chinese public diplomacy to articulate the country's significance for the CEE region (Dubravcikova et al, 2019;Kavalski, 2018c).…”

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The end of China’s romance with Central and Eastern Europe

Kavalski

2021

Global Media and China

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The 2016 Mandopop hit ‘Prague square’ ushered in a new romance for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in China. Such infatuation has resonated not only in popular culture, but was mirrored in China’s newfound boldness on the international stage. Drawing on CEE media accounts, the article demonstrates that China’s romance with the CEE countries was never reciprocated. In fact, the CEE region might present a significant outlier in that media accounts of China have been consistently negative in the decade preceding the Covid-19 pandemic. In other words, the pandemic merely accelerated trends that were already set in motion prior to 2020. In this respect, CEE media accounts of both China and the Covid-19 pandemic reveal an interesting ‘localization of the other’. As such, China has been used to validate specific domestic positions of different political formations. Perceptions of China (what it is assumed to stands for) have been deployed domestically in the CEE region to justify particular visions of the state and its international identity.

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Section: Localizing Chinamentioning

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The end of China’s romance with Central and Eastern Europe

Kavalski

2021

Global Media and China

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“…Fürst and Tesař (2014) investigated China's attractiveness in CEE as accredited by the post-ideological and post-transitional approach applied by China and CEE countries. With China's BRI and through its diplomacy, the broad level of economic cooperation has been accelerated in CEE countries (Kavalski, 2018;Matura, 2018;Pendrakowska, 2018;Vangeli, 2017). The initial discussion on investment flows and trade is deeply concerned with these initiatives in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (Shang et al, 2016).…”

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The Evolution of China’s Economic Engagement in Central and Eastern Europe

Bharti

2022

Economic and Regional Studies / Studia Ekonomiczne I Regionalne

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Subject and purpose of work: The purpose of this study is to assess the economic partnership between China and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). It evaluates the economic policy since the cooperation in the region began, as the 17+1 process. The study evaluates the success and failure of China’s economic engagement in the 17 CEE countries and the Balkan region. This article explores how the relationship was made stronger in CEE countries for economic development. It looks at diplomatic ties, trade knot and economic initiatives, and it examines China’s relations with other CEE countries. The article aims to examine the geographical distribution of China’s economic influence on the CEE countries. Materials and methods: Content analysis is widely used as a comparative technique by the press, media, think tanks and communication. There are official statistics from a wide range of institutions (The China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE), the IMF, the OECD, the European Commission, the European Union, Statistics CEE countries and the European External Action Service). Results: The latest result indicates that Chinese economic policy is not achieving more success than the expected objectives in CEE countries. Conclusions: China’s economic impact on CEE countries is relatively small. Central and Eastern European countries are highly dependent on trade and investment relations with developed states, mainly EU members, while China accounts for a minor share.

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“…This study provides a view of the CEE countries, focusing on the influence of the CEE countries on Sino-European relations. From the perspective of identity geopolitics, Kavalski (2017Kavalski ( , 2018 has analyzed the different strategic discourses that prompted CEE countries to join the "17+1 Cooperation" in addition to economic factors, and compared the different identities of CEE countries relative to Europe as reflected in their relations with China. Matura (2019) examines trade, investment and politics between China and CEE countries.…”

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„Spolupráca 17+1“ v strednej a východnej Európe: analýza európskych a amerických faktorov a trendov

Liu

2022

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Since the second decade of the 21st century, the world's great powers have increased their attention and investment in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and the game between great powers has intensified. This paper aims to understand the interests and concerns of great powers or international organizations such as the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) in CEE, and analyze the positions and impact of great power factors on China- CEE cooperation ("17+1 Cooperation"). Through the analysis using a multidimensional hermeneutic approach, it can be seen that the EU plays a leading role in CEE, the US is deeply involved in CEE by providing military security and energy supply, and the interests pattern and interactions of the above parties in the CEE region are important external variables that directly or indirectly affect China-CEE cooperation. As a "latecomer", China's cooperation with CEE countries coexists with opportunities and challenges in the game of great powers. While there is some potential for cooperation, the road seems bumpy and long.

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China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Central and Eastern Europe

Cited by 20 publications

References 22 publications

The end of China’s romance with Central and Eastern Europe

The end of China’s romance with Central and Eastern Europe

The Evolution of China’s Economic Engagement in Central and Eastern Europe

„Spolupráca 17+1“ v strednej a východnej Európe: analýza európskych a amerických faktorov a trendov

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