title: Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European states within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and the ‘17+1’ mechanism
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metadata.value: Yun, Sergey M.
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metadata.value: Pakulin, Vitaly S.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2021-08-20T10:14:21Z
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metadata.value: 2021-08-20T10:14:21Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2021-06
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metadata.value: Yun S. M., Pakulin V. S. Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European states within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and the ‘17+1’ mechanism. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. International Relations, 2021, vol. 14, issue 2, pp. 241–253.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu06.2021.207
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/32797
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metadata.value: The Belt and Road initiative (BRI) is a large-scale geo-economic project which is an integral
  part of China’s contemporary foreign policy. The foundation of this project is the vast network
  of trade and transport communications by land and sea that encompasses countries of the
  Eurasian continent as well as Africa. The European destination is a key link of the project:
  most of the transit ways of the BRI lead to the EU and European countries. The Central and
  Eastern Europe region (CEE) occupies a special place in China’s strategy of the implementation
  of the Belt and Road initiative: the countries of this region are located on the main trade
  routes from China to the most developed European countries. Moreover, the CEE countries
  are in dire need of investment and infrastructure development. In 2012 China launched a multilateral
  cooperation mechanism with 16 CEE countries (in 2019 the number of participants
  increased to 17 due to the accession of Greece). This article aims at analyzing the structure
  and functioning of the mechanism, key areas of activity within the framework of the Belt and
  Road initiative, and the problems and prospects of cooperation between China and the CEE countries. The main hypothesis of the work is that China uses the ‘17 + 1’ mechanism as a
  tool for establishing bilateral cooperation with selected countries of the region. Such an approach
  evokes criticism from the CEE states, as well as EU institutions. The current situation
  shows that China needs to make adjustments to its strategy for the implementation of the BRI
  initiative in the region. The authors used legislation and materials from official websites of EU
  institutions, China and the CEE countries’ government agencies, statistical data and analytical
  papers by international organizations, as well as material from news agencies.
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metadata.value: ru
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. International Relations;Volume 14; Issue 2
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: China
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Central and Eastern European countries
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Belt and Road
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: 17+1 mechanism
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: integration projects
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European states within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and the ‘17+1’ mechanism
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metadata.value: Article
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