Routledge Handbook of Chinese and Eurasian International Relations

The Routledge Handbook of Chinese and Eurasian International Relations explores China’s relations with the Eurasian continent’s regions and countries in a multipolar era, providing an equal and balanced platform for scholars and practitioners from East, West, North, and South. This diversity enriches the contribution, giving it a dynamic ability to examine sources in different languages and cover a vast geography. Divided into ten parts, this handbook analyses the major powers in a Multipolar World Order; China’s political and economic interests in post-Soviet Eurasia, Middle East, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Arctic; and China's relations with the US, Russia, Eurasian Economic Union, NATO and other players. International technology and environmental experts consider the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative, along with other international economic and transport corridors, and examine China’s multilateral relations and Digital Silk Road and e-governance roles. The Routledge Handbook of Chinese and Eurasian International Relations also contains official documents detailing the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and several European and Asian states, making it an authoritative source on diplomatic affairs. This groundbreaking book will be of interest to policymakers, businessmen, scholars, and students of international relations, area studies, cybersecurity and digitalization, economics and the politics of international trade, security studies, foreign policy, global governance, international organizations, and environmental studies. The Routledge Handbook of Chinese and Eurasian International Relations explores China’s relations with the Eurasian continent’s regions and countries in a multipolar era, providing an equal and in a balanced platform for scholars and practitioners from East, West, North, and South. Cover 1 Endorsements Page 2 Half Title 4 Title Page 6 Copyright Page 7 Table of Contents 8 List of Figures 13 List of Tables 15 List of Contributors 16 Preface in Chinese 27 Preface in English 28 Acknowledgements 30 List of Abbreviations 31 Introduction of Chinese Eurasian Relations 36 Part I: Powers Play in Eurasia in a Multipolar World Order 2.0 54 1 China’s Position on Russo-Ukrainian War in a Multipolar World Order 2.0 56 2 US-China Competition in Eurasia: Actions and Reactions in a Multipolar World Order 2.0 75 Part II: Central Asia 94 3 Empowering the Dragon: Strategic Competition of China and Russia in the Central Asian Natural Gas Sector 96 4 India’s Engagement with Central Asia and Competition with China in a Multipolar World Order 2.0 111 5 Belt and Road Initiative’s and Central Asia’s Challenges: Case Study Kazakhstan 124 6 Rethinking China-Kyrgyzstan Relations: Addressing Challenges and Imbalances 138 Part III: Middle East 156 7 Turkey and China in the Eurasian Landmass: From Bilateral Relations to the Silk Road Cooperation 158 8 Iran’s Look to the East Policy after US Withdrawal from Nuclear Deal: Chinese and Russian Directions 173 9 The GCC States and China: Asymmetric Relations in a Multipolar World Order 2.0 184 Part IV: Europe 200 10 Unpacking Germany’s Contemporary Relationship with China: The Political and Economic Factors Driving the Hedge 202 11 Relations between China and Italy in the Context of the Development of the World Market 217 12 Czech-China Relations: Future Possibilities and Policy Shifts in a Multipolar World Order 2.0 230 13 Analysing Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between China and Serbia: Political, Economic, and Military-Technical Relations 249 14 Poland-China Relations: Policy Shifts, Economic, Educational, and Cultural Ties in a Multipolar World Order 2.0 263 15 China and Greece: Political, Economic, and Cultural Relations in the Multipolar World Order 2.0 278 Part V: Asia-Pacific 290 16 Examining Hong Kong’s Agency within Sino-American Relations 292 17 US-China Competition: Framing New Security Architecture in the Asia-Pacific Region 311 18 Unpacking the Discursive Strategies and Drivers of Chinese Visions of an Alternative World Order: History and Emotions in the South China Sea Dispute 326 19 Exploring the Conditions for Settling the South China Sea Territorial Dispute between China and Malaysia 341 20 China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Japan’s Strategic Response through the AAGC, Quad, and FOIP 2.0 354 21 China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Sri Lanka: A Geopolitical Perspective 367 22 Mongolia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Multipolar World Order 2.0 380 Part VI: Arctic 398 23 The Dragon and the Bear on the Polar Silk Road: The Impact of Sino-Russian Cooperation on the Great Power Competition in the Arctic 400 Part VII: China’s Relations with the Eurasian Economic Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 414 24 The Eurasian Economic Union – China Relations: Challenges and Prospects 416 25 Analysing CPC’s Image-Building for the EU and the US in the Context of NATO 423 Part VIII: Digitalization and International Relations 438 26 Legal Aspects of the Digital Silk Road: Trends and Challenges 440 27 Exploring the Competition and Technological Decoupling between the US and China: A Case Study of the Digital Silk Road and the EAEU States 452 Part IX: Environmental Politics 468 28 Environmental Geopolitics: The Belt and Road Initiative and China’s Global Influence 470 29 Tackling Environmental Worries and Social Tensions in Italy and China through E-Government Systems 483 Part X: Conclusion 502 30 Conclusion: The Eurasian Continent Is in a Multipolar World Order 2.0 Stage 504 For More from Mher Sahakyan and Routledge Read 518 Index 522 Chinese,and,Eurasian,International,Relations;,Digital,Silk,Road;,Multipolar,Era;,Cybersecurity,and,Digitalization;,China's,International,Relations Chinese and Eurasian International Relations,Digital Silk Road,Multipolar Era,Cybersecurity and Digitalization,China's International Relations