Diffusion of Influence? Detecting China’s Footprint in Foreign Policies of Other Countries

Turcsányi, Richard; Liškutin, Kamil; Mochťak, Michal

doi:10.1007/s41111-022-00217-5

Chin. Polit. Sci. Rev.

2022

DOI: 10.1007/s41111-022-00217-5

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Diffusion of Influence? Detecting China’s Footprint in Foreign Policies of Other Countries

Richard Turcsányi

Kamil Liškutin

Michal Mochťak

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“…2 In fact, when it comes to measuring China's actual influence on Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), for example, by examining the voting behaviour and rhetoric which Serbia employs at the United Nations General Assembly, the country seems to be an outstanding example, even among CEE countries that are considered to be China's closest political partners in the region. 3 One can also interpret Serbia's voting pattern as a direct result of other mitigating factors and not because of China's influence. These include voting on issues important to Russia, with whom both Serbia and China often ally, as well as issues connected with territorial integrity and non-interference, an area in which China and Serbia have a declared shared interest.…”

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Pandemic diplomacy and patron–client relations in Sino-Serbian cooperation

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2023

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Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the authorities of Serbia have undertaken a concerted effort to secure China’s support in containing the coronavirus. This asymmetrical cooperation, apart from aspects concerning health security, has allowed both sides to obtain considerable political and economic benefits. This article examines how China and Serbia utilize pandemic cooperation to pursue and realize their wider foreign and internal policy goals through patron–client ties, as well as highlighting the pitfalls of this kind of relationship. Although the outbreak of the pandemic and the medical cooperation that followed do not constitute a turning point in the well-established relations between the two countries, the article argues that pandemic cooperation has considerably strengthened relations. In many ways, the pattern observed by the authors resembles China’s pandemic exchanges with other countries, especially smaller states with authoritarian inclinations.

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The US–China Chip War, Economy–Security Nexus, and Asia

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2024

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Expanding China’s Influence via Membership: Examining the Influence of Chinese-Led International Institutions on Responses to Human Rights Issues in China

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2024

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Do Chinese-led international institutions influence human rights discourse in China? Under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, China has spearheaded the establishment of various international institutions, attracting numerous member states. States that participate in Chinese-led international institutions tend to be swayed by China's influence and are more cautious when addressing sensitive issues concerning China. Additionally, they are more likely to adopt a favorable stance towards Chinese human rights issues compared to those that are not affiliated with these institutions. This paper examines how membership in international institutions led by China affects state responses to human rights issues in China. We leverage recommendations on Chinese human rights made in the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UN UPR) between 2009 and 2018 in two steps. First, we utilize multinomial logistic regression models to determine which choices the reviewers prefer with respect to the UN UPR recommendations: not sending, sending praising, neutral, or shaming. Second, using ordinal logistic regression models, we investigate which types of recommendations reviewers are more likely to send to China if they decide to send them. Our findings show that reviewers with greater involvement in Chinese-led international institutions are more likely to send recommendations to China, which contradicts our first hypothesis. However, reviewers are more prone to make praising recommendations, aligning with our second hypothesis.

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Diffusion of Influence? Detecting China’s Footprint in Foreign Policies of Other Countries

Cited by 5 publications

References 72 publications

Pandemic diplomacy and patron–client relations in Sino-Serbian cooperation

Pandemic diplomacy and patron–client relations in Sino-Serbian cooperation

The US–China Chip War, Economy–Security Nexus, and Asia

Expanding China’s Influence via Membership: Examining the Influence of Chinese-Led International Institutions on Responses to Human Rights Issues in China

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