The Arctic and Africa in China’s Foreign Policy: How Different Are They and What Does This Tell Us?
The article discusses China’s policies in and towards the Arctic and Africa within a comparative perspective. To what extent is China’s policy adaptable to different conditions? What does this adaptability tell us about China’s ascendant great-power role in the world in general? What is the message...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:38a4ffb7d1ca46b5b03953b2f4e962ea 2023-05-15T14:21:32+02:00 The Arctic and Africa in China’s Foreign Policy: How Different Are They and What Does This Tell Us? Christer Pursiainen Chris Alden Rasmus Bertelsen 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v12.2440 https://doaj.org/article/38a4ffb7d1ca46b5b03953b2f4e962ea EN NO eng nor Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/2440/5109 https://doaj.org/toc/2387-4562 2387-4562 doi:10.23865/arctic.v12.2440 https://doaj.org/article/38a4ffb7d1ca46b5b03953b2f4e962ea Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 12, Iss 0, Pp 31-55 (2021) china-arctic china-africa geoeconomics geopolitics regional regimes china’s sub-global identities china’s roles Law K article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v12.2440 2022-12-31T08:05:26Z The article discusses China’s policies in and towards the Arctic and Africa within a comparative perspective. To what extent is China’s policy adaptable to different conditions? What does this adaptability tell us about China’s ascendant great-power role in the world in general? What is the message to the Arctic and Africa respectively? The article concludes that China’s regional strategies aptly reflect the overall grand strategy of a country that is slowly but surely aiming at taking on the role of leading global superpower. In doing so, Chinese foreign policy has demonstrated flexibility and adaptive tactics, through a careful tailoring of its so-called core interests and foreign policy principles, and even identity politics, to regional conditions. This implies that regions seeking autonomy in the context of great power activism and contestation should develop their own strategies not only for benefiting from Chinese investment but also in terms of managing dependency on China and in relation to China and great power competition. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic review on law and politics Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic Review on Law and Politics 12 0 31 |
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The article discusses China’s policies in and towards the Arctic and Africa within a comparative perspective. To what extent is China’s policy adaptable to different conditions? What does this adaptability tell us about China’s ascendant great-power role in the world in general? What is the message to the Arctic and Africa respectively? The article concludes that China’s regional strategies aptly reflect the overall grand strategy of a country that is slowly but surely aiming at taking on the role of leading global superpower. In doing so, Chinese foreign policy has demonstrated flexibility and adaptive tactics, through a careful tailoring of its so-called core interests and foreign policy principles, and even identity politics, to regional conditions. This implies that regions seeking autonomy in the context of great power activism and contestation should develop their own strategies not only for benefiting from Chinese investment but also in terms of managing dependency on China and in relation to China and great power competition. |
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The Arctic and Africa in China’s Foreign Policy: How Different Are They and What Does This Tell Us? |
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