Relations Between Türkiye and China in the Context of Belt and Road Initiative: Challenges and Prospects
Eurasian Research Institute, cilt.5, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2023
- Doi Numarası: 10.53277/2519-2442-2023.4-04
- Dergi Adı: Eurasian Research Institute
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The China Dream articulated by President Xi Jinping when he took
office in 2012 guides China’s new Global Strategy, particularly the Belt
and Road Initiative (BRI) announced in 2013. Türkiye is also interested
in this initiative and embraces it politically, with the idea that it will
strengthen regional connectivity and thus increase commercial and
economic gains. As a result, it completed many transportation projects
on its route. However, Türkiye still faces a number of problems such as
regional instability, security risks, lack of mutual trust and lack of robust
guarantee mechanisms. On the other hand, Chinese businesses in Türkiye
also face higher financing risk, strong competition and operational risks.
In addition, there are other non-economic risks arising from politics,
security and cultural differences. In this article, using SWOT analysis,
the strengths and opportunities for Türkiye will be analyzed while the
weaknesses and threats for BRI will be examined.