China's Normative Power in Central and Eastern Europe

The Case of China-Czech Relations

Fangxing Qin (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

132 Seiten

2025
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-84843-3 (ISBN)

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Qin explores the ten-year-development of relations between China and Central and Eastern Europe through the China-CEEC (China-Central and Eastern European Countries) cooperation (16/17+1). A valuable resource for scholars and practitioners in international relations and China studies.

Qin explores the ten-year development of relations between China and Central and Eastern Europe through the China–CEEC (China–Central and Eastern European Countries) cooperation (16/17+1), which began as a platform for annual high-level meetings between leaders of China and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries, and to stimulate new dynamism and gain recognition through effective shared practice.

This book analyses the process of co-construction of shared practices between China and the Czech Republic through China–CEEC cooperation from 2012 to 2021 from the perspective of normative power. It proposes the concept of ‘earning recognition’ that provides a specific analytical path for dynamically measuring whether an actor could be seen as having normative power and brings new insights from the perspective of normative power to the debates on China’s ideational influence in the CEE region. It provides a wealth of empirical evidence for reflecting on the failure of China’s approach in the Czech Republic, adding an important piece of the puzzle to the study of China–CEE relations.

A valuable resource for scholars and practitioners in the field of international relations and China studies, especially those who specialise in China–CEE relations and those interested in China’s impact on the world, the Central and Eastern European region, and the competition for influence among major powers.

Fangxing Qin is Lecturer at the School of European Languages and Cultures, Beijing Foreign Studies University, specialising in Czech studies and China–CEE relations. She has published academic articles in peer-reviewed impact journals, including the Journal of Contemporary China, Europe-Asia Studies and Asia Europe Journal.

Contents

List of Abbreviations
List of Tables and Figures

1. Introduction: China re-evaluates CEE
2. Normative power China: Out of the Eurocentric box
3. China’s regionalisation: Earning recognition
4. The new era of relations: China–CEEC cooperation
5. The case of Czechia: Reaction and co-construction
6. Inoperative normative power China in Czechia
7. Conclusion: Struggle for recognition in CEE

Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum	01.05.2025
Reihe/Serie	Politics in Asia
Zusatzinfo	6 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 3 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	420 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
ISBN-10	1-032-84843-X / 103284843X
ISBN-13	978-1-032-84843-3 / 9781032848433
Zustand	Neuware