CHINA’S “ONE BELT, ONE ROAD” INITIATIVE: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES

• Authors: Francisco Gómez Martos

Title variants

PL

CHIŃSKA INICJATYWA JEDNEGO PASA I JEDNEJ DROGI – WYZWANIA I PERSPEKTYWY

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The launching of “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) Initiative by president Xi Jinpin is an essential instrument of the Strategy aiming to maintain the internal control and political stability and dynamises an ailing Chinese economy. The concept of OBOR is ambitious but ambiguous, perfectly in line with traditional Chinese pattern: “Hide our capabilities and bide our time.” In this context, a question is posed: Is China ready to abide by international law and be a reliable political and trade partner? The author analyzes the prospects and challenges of the Chinese Strategy and try to identify what are the real objectives of this project which may bring potential benefits but also important risks for its Asian neighbors and the international community at large.

PL

Inicjatywa „Jeden pas i jedna droga” (One Belt One Road – OBOR) Prezydenta Xi Jinpin jest istotnym instrumentem strategii mającej na celu utrzymanie kontroli wewnętrznej i stabilności politycznej oraz zdynamizować schorzałą chińską gospodarkę. Koncepcja OBOR jest ambitna, ale niejednoznaczna, zgodna z tradycyjną chińską zasadą “Ukryj nasze możliwości i daj nam czas”. W tym kontekście pojawia się pytanie czy ChRL jest gotowa na przestrzeganie prawa międzynarodowego i na bycie przewidywalnym i odpowiedzialnym partnerem politycznym i handlowym? Autor analizuje perspektywy i wyzwania chińskiej strategii i stara się dociec jakie są rzeczywiste cele tego projektu, który może przynieść potencjalne korzyści, ale także stanowić poważne zagrożenie dla jej azjatyckich sąsiadów i całej społeczności międzynarodowej.

Keywords

EN

One Belt; One Road Initiative; Silk Maritime Road; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; Eurasian Economic Community; Transpacific Partnership Agreement; Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership; Mega trade blocks; European Union and China relations; One Belt; One Road Initiative; Silk Maritime Road; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; Eurasian Economic Community; Transpacific Partnership Agreement; Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership; Mega trade blocks; European Union and China relations

PL

inicjatywa „Jeden pas i jedna droga”; Morski Szlak Jedwabny; Azjatycki Bank Inwestycji Infrastrukturalnych; Euroazjatycka Wspólnota Gospodarcza; Partnerstwo Transpacyficzne; Regionalne Kompleksowe Partnerstwo Gospodarcze; Mega bloki handlowe; relacje Unia Europejska-Chiny; chiński plan Marshalla

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Przegląd Strategiczny
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 321-334

Dates

published

2017-12-15

Contributors

author

Francisco Gómez Martos

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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/ps.2017.1.18