China

Richard Pomfret

Chapter 6 in Connecting Europe and China, 2026, pp 88-122 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The Chinese economy has grown rapidly since 1978–1979. The government maintained a low-profile with respect to foreign economic relations until Xi Jinping became leader in 2013 and launched the Belt and Road Initiative in 2017. EU–China relations, previously minimal, became more cordial in 2017–-18. After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, China abstained on any UN resolutions critical of Russia, while refusing to approve the challenge to Ukraine's territorial integrity. This ambiguity has affected China's position on the Middle Corridor; China has been loath to openly promote the Middle Corridor, which is opposed by Russia because it competes with the northern corridor, but China recognizes the arguments for developing alternative Eurasian rail routes. Chinese firms use the Middle Corridor and China has gradually become more openly involved in upgrading the Middle Corridor. The most important future project is the construction of a new line linking Kashi in western China to Uzbekistan.

Keywords: China; Belt and Road Initiative; Russia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035361694
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