Title:
CHINA’S SILK ROAD – ONE-SIDED DEAL, OR A MUTUAL EXCHANGE?

Authors:
Rainer Feldbacher

Abstract:
When China invited the states in Eurasia to promote the New Silk Road, it was not only one of the most spectacular meetings of modern times, but also the largest summit of authoritarian leaders. The West was cautious as it questioned the goal of this Chinese campaign and saw it as globalization according to Chinese rules. And though, the revival of the silk road can also be seen as an equilibrium against the American Transpacific Partnership (TPP) and their global influence. China wants (and is about to succeed) to play a major role in world geopolitics. And Europe despite its presumed character of a Union reacts, but fails to act itself and to deal with the flourishing economic power. Above all, “the West” had neglected to invest in an emerging market in China with constant intensity.

Keywords:
One Belt One Road, European Union, Trans Pacific Partnership, Asian Development Bank, Central Asia