China's Discourse Power in the Arctic: Understanding Influence
China holds significant discourse power in the Arctic due to its strategic initiatives and collaborations with Arctic states. Explore China's discourse power components, its role in the BRICS alliance, its articulation of the "Near-Arctic state" status, and the discursive pressures it faces in the region.
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China's Discourse Power in the Arctic NABIEV Kh. Kh. KOSTADINOVA D. Ch.
2 Context: the problem of "China threat" concept Failure of "China collapse" theory: longterm economic growth without political liberalization "China threat" theory existed: information, economic and political pressure on China has increased
3 What is discourse power? Kejin Zhao's definitions + Right to speak Public politics and diplomacy Influence of total power Hard power Economic influence Academic discourse Power of mass media New soft power Kejin Zhao Fang Zheng
4 Discourse power components Political Institutional Moral Community of common destiny Rejectionof cold war thinking Anticolonial discource Technological Definition of technological standards and regulations F.e. China among the first to adopt AI regulations Digital Silk Road Competition with the US "One China" policy Territorial Disputes BRI IMF and WTO reforms Participation in international institutions (f.e. Arctic Council)
5 Case 1. China and BRICS The main advantage of BRICS for China it is a flexible representative format without significant obligations China, like Russia, is the main beneficiary of BRICS expansion BRICS inclusiveness contrasts with Western exclusive institutions
6 Case 2. China's Arctic Policy: legitimation strategy? Before joining the AC as an observer China actively developed scientific, energy, industrial and trade cooperation with Arctic states One of the few countries with icebreakers capable for crossing the NSR China as a "Near-Arctic state" and an "important stateholder in the Arctic affairs" Promotion of Polar Silk Road
7 Is there discursive pressure on China? China's activity in the Arctic is gradually being limited by ties with Russia, as the intensity of cooperation with other countries in the region has decreased The USA officially refused to recognize China as a "Near-Arctic state"
8 Prospects Which institution will China rely on to implement Arctic policy? Legal status? Future of cooperation with Russia?
