This book merges macro-and micro-level analysis of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to
dissect China's aim in creating an integrated Eurasian continent through this single mega …

Drawing on the literature on strategic hedging and adapting it to China's use of economic
diplomacy in the service of comprehensive national security goals within the regionalised …

Since China launched the 16+ 1 forum for meetings with Central and Eastern European
(CEE) countries in 2012, European observers have struggled to understand the Chinese …

This paper investigates how China appeals to other countries by utilizing soft power in
ensuring their participation in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which seeks to revive …

This research explores possible international and defense strategies that China might
employ to outcompete the United States and achieve a position of international primacy. The …

This article focuses on one of the most fascinating features of contemporary Chinese foreign
policy, namely the use of economics as a tool of national power. This article seeks to provide …

How does China view competition in the gray zone What drives and enables Chinas use of
gray zone tactics How does China employ gray zone tactics Which Chinese tactics could the …

This paper maps out contemporary discourses of Chinese diplomacy that have proliferated
under the aegis of 'major country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics'. We examine how …

East Asia is a region of signal importance for global order because of its economic
dynamism and growing heft, China's challenge to the United States as incumbent regional …

This study analyses China's economic diplomacy approach in the Middle East conflicts in
order to explore the following question: How does China use diplomatic means to protect …