Ekonomik ve Siyasal Bir Araç Olarak Yeni İpek Yolu Projesinin Küresel Sisteme Etkileri

Abstract

The world is witnessing the rise of China, which started at the end of the 1970s, accelerated in the early 2000s and continues today. This rise is of interest to all countries in terms of world economypolitics, with the emphasis on economy as well as the idea that powerful economies will bring about political influence. The animation project of the former Silk Road, which was announced in 2013 in particular, is a project with enormous dimensions to be influential on a global scale, with apparently economic purposes but also with political, social and cultural dimensions. The rise of China and the "New Silk Road Initiative" are also a threat to the global hegemony of the United States, which won the Second World War and the Cold War afterwards. So much so that today's intense diplomacy, conflict and terrorist incidents in the region and countries on the Pacific, Central Asia and Silk Road routes, especially in the Middle East, and even allegations that the United States has been allied with terrorist organizations in recent times, China-US is described as an element of global sovereignty struggle. In this study, the rise of China, the economic and strategic dimensions of the New Silk Road project, and the relationship between China and the United States were discussed.

A comprehensive overview of China's belt and road initiative and its implication for the region and beyond

“…Ji and Gao (2018) added that the construction of MSR would significantly influence the politics, economy, and culture of China and its neighboring countries (see also, Yu, 2017). In another study, Tekir and Demir (2018) stated that the rise of China that started in the late 1970s remains vibrant even today, further adding that the "SR" is a mission with massive social, cultural, and political implications and possible response to the international hegemony of the US. Clarke (2018) supported that this ambitious plan represents an attempt to counterbalance the U.S predomination, safeguard economic growth to support the CCP's legitimacy, and to establish China as a feasible substitute international leader.…”

“…China has been strengthening its economic, political, monetary, and military power (especially navy) to mitigate the risk posed by US dominance (Chawla, 2018). By rolling out a global investment plan of nearly GBP 635 billion, China has attracted massive attention from different groups of stakeholders that is, governments, communists, and scholars (Tekir & Demir, 2018). The scope of this surging interest is visible in the fact that researchers and academics published a thousand of articles and reports on it so far.…”