China-CEE Relations in a New Era: The Drivers behind the Development of the Platform for Regional Cooperation 16+1

David Castrillón-Kerrigan

doi:10.18046/recs.i37.5227

Autores/as

David Castrillón-Kerrigan Universidad Externado de Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7060-3331

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18046/recs.i37.5227

Palabras clave:

marco 16+1, relaciones China-CEE, memoria histórica, diplomacia con regiones, cooperación regional

Resumen

Las relaciones entre China y los países de Europa Central y Oriental experimentaron una profundización rápida y notable entre 2009 y 2019, con la plataforma de cooperación regional 16+1 jugando un rol central. Del lado chino, ¿cuáles son las motivaciones detrás del establecimiento del 16+1? A través de una revisión de la literatura, el artículo identifica tres conjuntos de motivaciones: pragmáticas, políticas e históricas. También se encuentra que la creciente priorización por parte de China de sus relaciones con la Unión Europea está llevando a un cambio en la forma en la que el país entiende e interactúa con Europa Central y Oriental, resultando así la europeización del 16+1.

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Biografía del autor/a

David Castrillón-Kerrigan, Universidad Externado de Colombia

Research-professor at the Center for Research and Special Projects (CIPE) of Universidad Externado de Colombia, where he researches the relation between China’s emerging strategic narratives as a new type of great power and Chinese foreign policy.

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