Review and importance of China's New Silk Road Initiative and the European Union's strategy
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https://doi.org/10.69760/jales.2025001007Keywords:
New Silk Road Initiative, Europe, Strategy of Absorption and Dominance, Beijing ConsensusAbstract
The center of gravity of the world economy is shifting from the Western world to Asia, with China at the center. China’s New Silk Road Initiative can be considered one of the important indicators in the shift of centrality.
The main question of research is: What strategy has Europe adopted towards the Silk Road Initiative? The research hypothesis suggests that European countries are skeptical about China’s real goals and objectives in presenting the Silk Road Initiative.
In this regard, Europe is trying to pursue the above plan, the strategy of absorbing China into the world economy and then controlling and dominating it, through cautious cooperation with China.
The research findings show that from the EU perspective, although China is trying to be transparent about its strategy, the goal of the Silk Road strategy is not clear in terms of cooperation with the EU or some European countries. The EU believes that China's approach is one-sided trade and exports of goods to Europe. The research topic is based on the theoretical framework of the Beijing Consensus and Research method, descriptive-analytical method has been carried out.
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