The silent threat - China's geopolitical game in the Black Sea region Cover Image

Ameninţarea tăcută – jocul geopolitic al Chinei în regiunea Mării Negre
The silent threat - China's geopolitical game in the Black Sea region

Author(s): Alba Iulia Catrinel Popescu
Subject(s): Security and defense
Published by: INFOSFERA - Revista de studii de securitate si Informații pentru Apărare
Keywords: Black Sea region; China; 17 + 1 format; Belt and Road Initiative; Ukraine; Georgia; Danube estuary; Chinese „belt” of the Black Sea;

Summary/Abstract: Since the 2000s, China has become an increasingly visible presence in Europe. In the last 20 years, China has signed an extended strategic partnership with the European Union, developed the 17 + 1 platform, of strategic cooperation with the Eastern European corridor states, invested heavily in the European economy and diversified its soft power means of action. In this context, the states of the Black Sea region are implicitly targeted by China’s interests and actions. How large is China’s presence in the Black Sea region? What are the objectives of China’s geopolitical game in the Black Sea region? Do they belong to an independent game? Or are they part of a much more complex strategy, which aims at a major reconfiguration of global spheres of influence?

  • Issue Year: XIII/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 28-45
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Romanian