THE PERIPLUS’ STRATAGEMA AS DIPLOMATIC GEOPOLITICS TRADITIONS: THEORETICAL REFLECTION OF CHINA'S "THE ONE BELT AND ONE ROAD"
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https://doi.org/10.32461/2226-3209.2.2018.162802Keywords:
geopolitics of the Silk Road, resource diplomacy of ChinaAbstract
Purpose of the article. The article is devoted to the diplomatic praxeology of the geopolitical concept of the Chinese Silk Road. Scientific novelty consists in positioning diplomacy as an international political phenomenon that requires constant scientific reflection, ideological and theoretical verification, ideological praxeologization in search of a relationship model in the traditional triad of influence mechanisms "(1) cooperation - 2) neutrality - 3) confrontation)" in that the context that traditional basic models of diplomacy have developed in the Ancient East, in particular in the practice of the elites of China, Persia, India, Sumer. In the context of this concept, the modern world political stratagem of China "One Belt and One Road" is being clarified. Methodology. Historical-logical, systemic, and scenario analysis methods are used to clarify: (1) the role of Chinese geopolitical strategies in the plans of the elite to change the content of the world political process; (2) the place of the “One Belt and One Road” stratagem in the elite’s plans to transform China into a world leader; (3) the role of resource interests in these projects; (4) the role and interests of other countries in project implementation; (5) the level of influence on the vectors of world politics of the triad of interaction options "(1) USA - (2) EU - (3)" elite of Central Asia". Conclusions. Chinese leaders have taken advantage of the relative decline in Russian and US influence in Afghanistan to expand their influence. The Chinese concept of the new Silk Road is aimed at ensuring the supply of natural resources, in particular energy from the gas and oil fields in Central Asia, as well as through the Malacca Strait and the Arctic regions.
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