The Rise of the Geopolitical Thinking in Asia: An Analysis of the “One Belt One Road” and the AIIB Policy of China from the Perspective of Taiwan

• Authors: Wu Chih-Chung

Title variants

PL

Wzrost myślenia geopolitycznego w Azji: analiza "jednego pasa jednej drogi" i polityki AIIB Chin z perspektywy Tajwanu

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The rise in power has been a very important issue in geopolitics, and power politics is, moreover, a major mode of operation in geopolitics. The Author conducts a preliminary analysis on how Taiwan confronts China’s setting up of the AIIB and forming of the “One Belt One Road” strategy as well as the geopolitical strategy and strategic thinking it has represented in the region. The article gives an in-depth insight into China’s setting up of the AIIB along with its considerations and discuss its implicit thinking of national interests.

PL

Wzrost władzy jest bardzo ważną kwestią w geopolityce, a polityka władzy jest ponadto głównym sposobem działania w geopolityce. Autor przeprowadza wstępną analizę tego, w jaki sposób Tajwan konfrontuje się z chińskim tworzeniem AIIB i tworzeniem strategii "Jeden pas w jedną stronę", a także strategią geopolityczną i strategicznym myśleniem, które reprezentował w regionie. W artykule przedstawiono dogłębny wgląd w chińską organizację AIIB wraz z jej rozważaniami i omówiono jej domyślne myślenie o interesach narodowych.

Keywords

EN

Geopolitics; One Belt One Road; AIIB; Taiwan; Geopolitics; One Belt One Road; AIIB; Taiwan

PL

geopolityka; Tajwan

• Publisher: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
• Journal: Studia z Polityki Publicznej
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 4(12)
• Pages: 197-225

Dates

published

2016-10-24

Contributors

author

Wu Chih-Chung

• Soochow University, Taiwan

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Identifiers

DOI

10.33119/KSzPP.2016.4.9