TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dessein,Bart
AU  - Bossuyt,Fabienne
TI  - EUROPEAN UNION, CHINA AND CENTRAL ASIA: global and regional cooperation in
T2  - Rethinking Asia and International Relations
SN  - 9781000468847
U1  - 341.242/20951 
PY  - 2021///
CY  - [S.l.]
PB  - ROUTLEDGE
KW  - European Union
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - Asia, Central
KW  - China
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Trade & Tariffs
KW  - Geopolitics
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Cultural diplomacy
KW  - History
N2  - This book examines the involvement of the European Union (EU) and China in Central Asia and critically assesses the implications this has for the region as a whole. The volume adopts a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach, combining insights from International Relations, EU Studies, International Economics, International Law, Sinology, and History. It concentrates on three thematic levels: (1) historical and contextual, (2) geopolitical and geo-economic, and (3) socio-cultural and institutional. Paying particular attention to the role of the EU and the factors driving the EU's and China's relations with Central Asia, it looks at how the Central Asian countries position themselves vis--vis China's growing influence, and how the balance of power between China, Russia, and the EU plays out. Contributors also explore the important historical context of the Silk Routes', as well as of the erstwhile connection of the Central Asian states with the Soviet Union. Critically analysing the potential areas for collaboration and synergy between the EU and China, the book also discusses the extent to which they share a common ground in Central Asia that could serve as a basis for long-term cooperation. It will be of interest to all scholars and students of International Relations, Economics, Sinology, and History
UR  - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003022336
ER  -