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Mapping perception of China in Central and Eastern Europe

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  • Lai Suetyi

    (Guangdong University of Foreign Studies)

  • Cai Yidong

    (Guangdong University of Foreign Studies)

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Since the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Global Financial Crisis, the rise of China has been a key topic in the international arena. Capitals in the USA and Western Europe, as leaders of the West, have explicitly expressed their concerns, labelling China as a sharp power, a strategic competitor and a systemic rival. One concern repeatedly raised by Brussels, in recent years, is the potential of deepening the East–West division inside the Union by China’s effort in reinvigorating its relation with countries in Central and Eastern Europe via the 16 + 1 cooperation mechanism. This paper devotes to map the impacts on China perception in the EU member states who are participants in the 16 + 1. Subsequently, it examines whether 16 + 1 has widened the East–West divergence in the EU. Applying public opinion survey data, it is found that the additional communication and cooperation provided by 16 + 1 have not constructed a united identity in Central and Eastern Europe. Basing on the identified differences among Central and Eastern European countries, this paper divides them into four categories: China-friendly, China-neutral, China-polarised and China-sceptic.

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  • Lai Suetyi & Cai Yidong, 2022. "Mapping perception of China in Central and Eastern Europe," Asia Europe Journal, Springer, vol. 20(3), pages 305-327, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:asiaeu:v:20:y:2022:i:3:d:10.1007_s10308-021-00607-5
    DOI: 10.1007/s10308-021-00607-5
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