China’s Belt and Road Initiative: More of an Economic or Geopolitical Project? A view from Austria

Martin Malek

doi:10.31861/nw2d9156

Автор(и)

Мартін Maлек Університет Цюриху Автор

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31861/nw2d9156

Ключові слова:

Китай, новий Шовковий шлях, міжнародні відносини, Центральна Азія, китайська геополітика, міжнародні економічні відносини

Анотація

У 2013 році президент Сі Цзіньпін представив свою «китайську мрію» про відродження стародавнього Шовкового шляху через Центральну Азію. Відтоді Пекін зображує свої мотиви як альтруїстичні, водночас роблячи внесок у благо всіх – стандартною фразою є «виграшна ситуація для всіх». Але де ж неминучі суперечності та несумісність інтересів країн-учасниць?

У цій статті розглядається це та кілька інших питань щодо «Шовкового шляху» з точки зору австрійського політолога, який, на думку його критиків, є радше геополітичним проектом розширення китайського впливу у світі, ніж «чисто економічною» ініціативою, спрямованою на те, щоб «зробити світ кращим місцем» (як постійно стверджує Пекін).

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Мартін Maлек, Університет Цюриху

Експерт Інституту стратегії та політики безпеки Національної академії оборони Австрії (Відень)

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