Issues facing China’s soft power in the 16+1 Platform

Ondriaš, Juraj

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“…Over the past 11 years, the 11 EU Member States of the 17 CEE countries have been less successful in attracting Chinese investment, but some national leaders appear to have good political relations with China [76]. However, in CEE countries, the public and the political elite opinions are twofold and divided [50,74,76,[91][92][93] about the NSR Initiative and the 17+1 Mechanism. Some see it as an opportunity and still others as a threat.…”

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China’s New Silk Road and Central and Eastern Europe—A Systematic Literature Review

Maró

Török

2022

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The ancient Silk Road was created to promote trade between China and Europe; however, at the end of the fifteenth century, the Silk Road and China’s dominant role began to decline, mostly due to the geographical discoveries. At the same time, today’s globalization and the development of rail technologies have once again put the creation of a New Silk Road (NSR) in the crosshairs of China. The aim of this study is twofold: on the one hand, to present the NSR Initiative launched by China and its various important elements. On the other hand, it seeks to map Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), focusing on the 17+1 Mechanism and the Visegrad Group (V4 countries), for the potential impacts of this initiative on these countries. To achieve a wide-ranging overview of the New Silk Road concepts, a comprehensive systematic literature review was conducted. The NSR could benefit most CEE countries and result in more and cheaper products due to the increase in delivery speed and the decrease in delivery time. The initiative’s success depends mainly on the stability and willingness to participate of CEE countries, especially the V4 countries, thus becoming logistics hubs in the region.

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China’s New Silk Road and Central and Eastern Europe—A Systematic Literature Review

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2022

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“…Some Europeans believe that the BRI and the 16 + 1 platform present opportunities for Europe due to the cooperation predicted in economic, trade, investment, infrastructure, and people-to-people exchange terms (Dimitrijevic 2017 ; Jakubowski et al 2020 ). Some, however, due to differences in political systems and ideologies, are skeptical of China and have been speculating about the “China threat” (Ondrias 2018 ; Pavlicevic 2019 ). Furthermore, Kim et al ( 2017 ) have argued that Europeans’ views on China correlate with their views on the USA; a person who likes the USA will also like China, but if he has strong anti-American sentiments, then he will also have strong anti-Chinese sentiments.…”

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Bridging the communication gap in EU-China relations: policy, media, and public opinion

Zhang

2022

Asia Eur J

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Over the past decade, the series of crises in the EU, the rise of China, and the outbreak of the global pandemic have complicated contemporary EU-China relations. In this context, studies on the bilateral relationship have thrived. However, little is known how the complex relationship is reflected in the self-construction of one side through the understanding of the other. This special issue aims to contribute to this area. It consists of five articles, revealing the communication gap as seen from three perspectives, namely, official policy statements, mass media representations, and public opinion polls. Together, these sources provide empirical evidence on the different interpretations of “the other” in the reflection of “self” between the EU and China and the consequences they have caused. The special issue of this journal will shed light on the logical growth point and current soil of EU-China relations and help to promote mutual understanding and the establishment of mutual trust.

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“…Already, several years before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, commentators were noting that China’s loadstone in the CEE countries was waning. The reason was that Beijing’s soft power has been articulated as an aspect of the economic performance of its cooperation initiatives in the region; thus, ‘with the “17+1” not fulfilling expectations, China’s appeal in the CEE region is suffering as well’ (Ondrias, 2018, p. 22). As such, the CEE countries illustrate not only that China can hardly be called ‘a partial cultural power’, but that the very emphasis on economic interactions seeks to conceal Beijing’s profound ‘cultural insecurity and awareness of its lack of soft power’ (Klimes, 2017, pp.…”

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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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Issues facing China’s soft power in the 16+1 Platform

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

China’s New Silk Road and Central and Eastern Europe—A Systematic Literature Review

China’s New Silk Road and Central and Eastern Europe—A Systematic Literature Review

Bridging the communication gap in EU-China relations: policy, media, and public opinion

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

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