A China como Potência Regional: o Caso da Ásia Central

China as a Regional Power: The Case of Central Asia

Authors

  • Paulo Brardo Duarte Ph.D. student in Intenational Relations at the Institute for Social and Political Sciences of the Technical University of Lisbon (ISCSP-UTL). Researcher at Instituto do Oriente, Lisbon.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21814/perspectivas.51

Keywords:

Central Asia, China, Regional Power

Abstract

This article aims to analyze China's behavior as a regional power, applying it to the specific case of Central Asia. The central argument is that Beijing seeks to forge economic, political and military ties with the Central Asian Republics, although its soft power is still ineffective in the region. In addition, Chinese regional ambitions are often viewed with suspicion by neighboring Central Asian countries, which still see Russia's strong economic, military, and cultural preference as a result of its long societal past.

Resumo

O presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar o comportamento da China enquanto potência regional, aplicando-o ao caso específico da Ásia Central. O argumento central é o de que Pequim procura forjar laços económicos, políticos e militares com as Repúblicas centro-asiáticas, embora o seu soft-power seja ainda pouco eficaz na região. Além disso, as ambições regionais chinesas são frequentemente encaradas com suspeição pelos países vizinhos centro-asiáticos, que ainda veem na Rússia a grande preferência económica, militar, e cultural, fruto do seu longo passado sociético.

 

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Published

2013-12-01

How to Cite

Duarte, P. B. (2013). A China como Potência Regional: o Caso da Ásia Central: China as a Regional Power: The Case of Central Asia. Perspectivas - Journal of Political Science, 11, 77–103. https://doi.org/10.21814/perspectivas.51

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