Exploring the Parameters of China’s Economic Influence
- 5 March 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Studies in Comparative International Development
- Vol. 56 (1), 18-44
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12116-021-09318-9
Abstract
To what extent do China’s linkages to the global economy translate into political influence in other countries? This topic is the focus of copious amounts of policy and scholarly attention in the USA and around the world. Yet without thoughtful conceptualization of key assumptions and creation of research designs that allow identification of mechanisms of potential influence, we cannot gain an accurate understanding of Chinese influence. How can we assess Beijing’s intentions? Through what mechanisms—both intended and unintended—might influence arise, and under what conditions is influence most likely to occur? To what degree are Chinese companies agents of the state and therefore tools of economic statecraft? What factors condition how host countries react to economic ties with China? In this article, we explore existing scholarship on these questions, and assess promising directions for future research.Keywords
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