GERMANY’S BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH PRC FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF THE GERMAN RELEVANT POLITICAL
PARTIES ELECTION PROGRAMS IN THE 2021
PARLIAMENTARY CAMPAIGN Cover Image

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GERMANY’S BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH PRC FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE GERMAN RELEVANT POLITICAL PARTIES ELECTION PROGRAMS IN THE 2021 PARLIAMENTARY CAMPAIGN

Author(s): Katarzyna Kamińska-Korolczuk
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Government/Political systems, Electoral systems
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Geopolityczne
Keywords: Germany-China relations; German political parties; BRI; human rights

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to present conclusions resulting from the analysis of the election programs developed by the relevant German parties in the election campaign to the Bundestag in 2021. In the study, the following research questions were adopted: 1. Did the relevant German political parties include the information about the PRC in the Bundestag election programs in 2021? 2. If so, what terms concerning the PRC were used? 3. Does the discussed election programs refer to the Belt and Road Initiative? 4. Do sensitive issues concerning the PRC such as human rights violations appear in the election programs discussed? The research was made possible by the method used, consisting of a systematic review of the literature and analysis of existing documents, i.e. election programs of the parties in question in 2021. The analysis shows that each of the German political parties currently (2022) represented in the Bundestag included information related to the PRC. So there is no discrepancy, China is an important topic for every side of the political scene. However, the perception of the actions of this country is different, which was in the conducted analysis shown.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 42
  • Page Range: 46-66
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish