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An Unconventional Reading of China's Foreign Economic Policy: A Phase of Fluidity and Transformation
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Abstract This article applies Marxist analytical tools to analyse the competing debates about the BRI’s
historic origins, deployment, and integration. The article contends that Marxist notions of subnational regions and spatial fixes have the potential to inform analysis of the BRI’s transnational connectiv... view more
This article applies Marxist analytical tools to analyse the competing debates about the BRI’s
historic origins, deployment, and integration. The article contends that Marxist notions of subnational regions and spatial fixes have the potential to inform analysis of the BRI’s transnational connectivity extensions and present it in different terms than is usually allowed in conventional readings of China’s foreign economic policy. Adopting such a perspective is particularly apposite given that China’s government has subscribed to such a worldview since assuming power in 1949. Marxist approaches to international relations, political economy, and geoeconomics deepened with Gramscian approaches to political and cultural hegemonic discourse and practice. Analysis of the historical determinants and contemporary trajectory of BRI deployment considered Giovanni Arrighi’s works and his use of Braudel’s la long dureé to contextualise the analysis.... view less
Keywords
China; international trade policy; world economy; international relations; multilateralism
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Multipolarity; Belt and Road Initiative; Three Worlds Theory
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 68-81
Journal
BRIQ Belt & Road Initiative Quarterly, 4 (2023) 3
Issue topic
NATO's Enlargement and the Future of Security Cooperation in a Multipolar World
ISSN
2687-5896
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed