THE LIMITS OF ECONOMIC INTERDEPENDENCE: THE CASE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND CHINA

Year 2020, Volume: 22 Issue: 2, 695 - 714, 05.06.2020

Özlem Zerrin Keyvan

https://doi.org/10.16953/deusosbil.503158

Abstract

China's rapid economic growth and integration into the global economies have largely significant economic impacts and political implications for the EU. Since China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the flows of trade have expanded substantially. Building on long-existing relations, the EU has established links with China since the 1970s. Over the past decades, the relationship between China and the EU has thus evolved into comprehensive strategic partnership. Both parties have employed several strategies such as summit diplomacy, bilateral approaches, multilateral cooperation, policy papers to improve ties and overcome growing concerns. Economic interests have remained primary.
After an overview of the historical evolution of political relations, this paper considers the three main motives which may drive China to provide economic relations with the EU, such as granting the market economy status, the needs of the foreign direct investments (FDI), growth in the volume of trade. The last part of the paper examines the interests and dilemmas of the China- EU economic relationship using the neoliberal theory of international politics as a framework for analysis. With this last point in mind, this paper attempts to analyse the relationship between interdependence and conflict with case studies.

Keywords

China, European Union, Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Foreign Direct Investment, Market Economy Status

EKONOMİK KARŞILIKLI BAĞIMLILIĞIN SINIRLARI: AVRUPA BİRLİĞİ VE ÇİN ÖRNEĞİ

Abstract

Çin'in hızlı ekonomik büyümesi ve küresel ekonomilere entegrasyonu AB için büyük ölçüde ekonomik etkilere ve siyasi uygulamalara sahiptir. Çin’in Dünya Ticaret Örgütü’ne (DTÖ) katılmasından bu yana ticaret akışı önemli ölçüde genişlemiştir. Uzun süredir var olan ilişkilere dayanan AB, 1970'lerden beri Çin ile bağlar kurmuştur. Geçtiğimiz on yıllar boyunca, Çin ile AB arasındaki ilişki bu nedenle kapsamlı bir stratejik ortaklığa dönüşmüştür. Her iki taraf da bağları iyileştirmek ve artan endişeleri çözmek için zirve diplomasisi, ikili yaklaşımlar, çok taraflı işbirliği, politik belgeler gibi bir dizi strateji kullanmıştır. Ekonomik çıkarlar birincil kalmıştır.
Siyasi ilişkilerin tarihsel gelişimine genel bir bakıştan sonra, bu makale Çin'i AB ile ekonomik ilişkiler sağlamaya iten piyasa ekonomisi statü kazanma, doğrudan yabancı yatırımların (DYY) gerekliliği, ticaret hacminde artış gibi üç temel güce değinmektedir. Makalenin son kısmı, neoliberal uluslararası politika teorisini analiz çerçevesi kullanarak Çin-AB ekonomik ilişkisinin çıkarlarını ve ikilemlerini incelemektedir. Bu son noktayı dikkate alarak, bu makale karşılıklı bağımlılık ve çatışma arasındaki ilişkiyi vaka çalışmaları ile analiz etmeye çalışmaktadır.

Keywords

Çin, Avrupa Birliği, Kapsamlı Stratejik Ortaklık, Doğrudan Yabancı Yatırım, Piyasa Ekonomisi Statüsü

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