Rising China Case Study Flashcards
How has China been increasing its soft power?
✅ Taking the position of the US,
✅ e.g. in climate action
How is China taking the position of the US in climate action?
✅ Largest producer of solar panels/solar energy
Which countries is China investing into?
✅ Africas, e.g. Democratic Republic of Congo
✅ Venezuela
What program does China use to invest into other countries?
✅ BRI
How has China been increasing its economic influence?
✅ Investing money in other countries
How much money did China pledge to invest in infrastructure in Africa?
✅ $1.4 trillion
What did China get in return for pledging to invest $1.4 trillion in infrastructure in Africa?
✅ Access to natural resources
What is the effect of Chinese investment into countries?
✅ Ties those countries economically and politically to China
Examples of China’s increasing soft power
✅ Students who study abroad and subsequently live abroad
✅ Popular culture (food)
✅ Tourism
What does China’s economic leverage on the world mean for its Uighur Muslim situation?
✅ Other countries who have tried to intervene have not been successful
What other countries tried to intervene China’s Uighur Muslim situation and what did they do?
✅ Letter by the EU signed by 22 countries that condemned the human rights violations in the camps
What was the limitation of the EU’s letter condemning China’s treatment of the Uighur Muslims?
✅ Letter wasn’t signed by any countries (e.g. Bulgaria/Croatia) in the Balkans because of the infrastructure projects that are reliant on Chinese investment
What is the countries in the Balkans not participating in the condemning of China for the Uighur Muslim situation an example of?
✅ Economic threats (hard power) for countries in close relations with China
