International Linkages, Geopolitics, and the Belt and Road Initiative: A Comparison of Four Island Territories
Existing literature has placed a strong emphasis on foreign linkages for the sustainability of island territories. However, studies have largely focused the effect of Western linkages, leaving the rise of Asian linkages unexplored. Such an investigation is of increasing significance given China’s ri...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4a9bc7c2e3e147809a269861deefb3a3 2023-08-20T04:06:23+02:00 International Linkages, Geopolitics, and the Belt and Road Initiative: A Comparison of Four Island Territories Ying-ho Kwong Mathew Y.H. Wong 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.127 https://doaj.org/article/4a9bc7c2e3e147809a269861deefb3a3 EN eng Island Studies Journal https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.127 https://doaj.org/toc/1715-2593 doi:10.24043/isj.127 1715-2593 https://doaj.org/article/4a9bc7c2e3e147809a269861deefb3a3 Island Studies Journal, Vol 15, Iss 2 (2020) Physical geography GB3-5030 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.127 2023-07-30T00:37:12Z Existing literature has placed a strong emphasis on foreign linkages for the sustainability of island territories. However, studies have largely focused the effect of Western linkages, leaving the rise of Asian linkages unexplored. Such an investigation is of increasing significance given China’s rise in global politics and its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This article explains island territories’ inclination towards this newfound Chinese influence by comparing two Danish island territories and two Chinese island territories and argues that island territories with strong international linkages tend to face more challenges to accept the BRI, as demonstrated by the cases of Greenland and Hong Kong with stronger US strategic, military, and diplomatic linkages; and vice versa for the Faroe Islands and Macau with relatively weak international linkages. This paper contributes to the literature by moving beyond internal factors, including island types, sizes, and peripheralities, to explore how external factors, namely foreign linkages in international politics, from an alternative geopolitical perspective. Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands Greenland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Danish Island ENVELOPE(-83.599,-83.599,65.884,65.884) Faroe Islands Greenland Island Studies Journal 15 2 131 154 |
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Existing literature has placed a strong emphasis on foreign linkages for the sustainability of island territories. However, studies have largely focused the effect of Western linkages, leaving the rise of Asian linkages unexplored. Such an investigation is of increasing significance given China’s rise in global politics and its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This article explains island territories’ inclination towards this newfound Chinese influence by comparing two Danish island territories and two Chinese island territories and argues that island territories with strong international linkages tend to face more challenges to accept the BRI, as demonstrated by the cases of Greenland and Hong Kong with stronger US strategic, military, and diplomatic linkages; and vice versa for the Faroe Islands and Macau with relatively weak international linkages. This paper contributes to the literature by moving beyond internal factors, including island types, sizes, and peripheralities, to explore how external factors, namely foreign linkages in international politics, from an alternative geopolitical perspective. |
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International Linkages, Geopolitics, and the Belt and Road Initiative: A Comparison of Four Island Territories |
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