DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA’S TRADE RELATIONS WITH EUROPE, CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES AND THE MIDDLE EAST IMPLYING A RENEWAL OF THE SILK ROAD
Journal Title: Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Sztuki Wojennej - Year 2014, Vol 2014, Issue 97
Abstract
The article focuses on international relations between selected powers, developed in the region of Central Asia, seen in the context of geopolitics, geoeconomy and geostrategy. The major players in the region include China, Russia, the European Union and the United States, while several countries of the region in the immediate neighborhood, mainly Iran, are the secondary players.Paragraph 1 shows China's economic development over the past decade and its consequences, for example an increase in demand for raw materials, mainly for energy resources that are imported through the state from different continents, mostly by sea.Paragraph 2 provides basic information about China's trade relations with the European Union, including the size of the trade in the last decade. In addition, it contains basic information about the trade of selected EU countries with China.Paragraph 3 focuses on the economic relations between China and the Central Asian States and selected countries of South Asia and the Middle East. It outlines the value of trade in Central Asia with China and Russia. In addition, it shows the development of transport infrastructure, including railways, roadways, oil and gas pipelines, which form kinds of transport corridors, including those leading to Europe.Paragraph 4 presents selected elements of geopolitics and geostrategy implemented by the powers in the region of Central Asia, including the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as a counterweight to the US presence in Central Asia.
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Julian Skrzyp
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