The European Union and China's Belt and Road: Impact, Engagement and Competition

ISBN-13: 9780367422905 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 252 str.

Vassilis Ntousas; Stephen Minas

Opis

This book explores key elements of EU engagement with the Belt Road Initiative (BRI), drawing on the expertise of leading practitioners and scholars of EU-China relations.

Spis treści

Part 1: Introduction  1. Introduction: Facing The Belt and Road From The European Union Part 2: Discerning the BRI and its Intersections with the European Union  2. The Belt and Road Initiative as China’s Approach to Global Governance: Implications for China-EU Relations and Economic Cooperation  3. The EU-China Diplomacy and the Belt and Road Initiative  4. The BRI Kaleidoscope: European Legal Pluralism and BRI Soft Law  5. The Belt and Road in the Single Market: Towards an EU legal infrastructure to address the regulatory implications  Part 3: Belt and Road Factors in EU Law and Policy  6. Sino-European Financial Linkages Underpinning BRI Projects in Europe  7. The Belt and Road Initiative and State-Owned Enterprises: Is it Time for Reform of the EU Merger Control?  8. EU-China Cooperation on Promoting Sustainable Development under the Belt and Road Initiative—Consensus Built on Divergence  9. COVID-19 and EU-China Relations  Part 4: EU Member State Experiences and Debates  10. France, China and the BRI: The challenge of conditional engagement  11. Between Commerce and Geopolitics: Is there a German China strategy?  12. Greece Between Crisis, Opportunity and Risk as a Key BRI Node  13. Italy’s Embrace of BRI and the Role of Internal Political Dynamics  14. China and the Belt and Road Initiative in Europe: The Case of Portugal  Part 5: Conclusion  15. Conclusion: The EU’s Belt and Road Challenge: Coherence, consolidation and connectivity