The Impact of the New Silk Road Project on the Global System as an Economic and Political Instrument

Year 2018, Volume: 26 Issue: 38, 191 - 206, 31.10.2018

Osman Tekir , Nesrin Demir

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2018.04.11

Cited By: 6

Abstract

The world is witnessing the rise of China, which started at the end of the 1970s, accelerated in the early 2000s and continues today. This rise is of interest to all countries in terms of world economy-politics, with the emphasis on economy as well as the idea that powerful economies will bring about political influence. The animation project of the former Silk Road, which was announced in 2013 in particular, is a project with enormous dimensions to be influential on a global scale, with apparently economic purposes but also with political, social and cultural dimensions. The rise of China and the “New Silk Road Initiative” are also a threat to the global hegemony of the United States, which won the Second World War and the Cold War afterwards. So much so that today’s intense diplomacy, conflict and terrorist incidents in the region and countries on the Pacific, Central Asia and Silk Road routes, especially in the Middle East, and even allegations that the United States has been allied with terrorist organizations in recent times, China-US is described as an element of global sovereignty struggle. In this study, the rise of China, the economic and strategic dimensions of the New Silk Road project, and the relationship between China and the United States were discussed.

Keywords

China, New Silk Road, Sino-US Relations

Ekonomik ve Siyasal Bir Araç Olarak Yeni İpek Yolu Projesinin Küresel Sisteme Etkileri

Abstract

Dünya 1970’lerin sonunda başlayan, 2000’li yılların başlarında ivme kazanan ve günümüzde de devam eden bir Çin yükselişine tanıklık etmektedir. Bu yükseliş temel olarak ekonomi merkezli olmakla birlikte güçlü ekonomilerin siyasal nüfuzu da beraberinde getireceği düşüncesinden hareketle, dünya ekonomi-politiği açısından bütün ülkeleri ilgilendirir mahiyettedir. Özellikle 2013 yılında açıklanan eski İpek Yolu’nu canlandırma projesi küresel çapta etkileri olacak devasa boyutları olan, görünürde ekonomik amaçlı ancak siyasal, sosyal, kültürel boyutları da olan bir projedir. Çin’in yükselişi ve ortaya koyduğu “Yeni İpek Yolu Girişimi” İkinci Dünya Savaşı ve sonrasındaki Soğuk Savaştan galip çıkan Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nin küresel hegemonyasını da tehdit eder bir özelliktedir. Öyle ki başta Ortadoğu olmak üzere Pasifik, Orta Asya ve İpek Yolu güzergâhları üzerinde bulunan bölge ve ülkelerde günümüzde yaşanan yoğun diplomasi, çatışma ve terör olayları ve hatta son dönemlerde Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nin terör örgütleriyle ittifak içinde bulunduğu iddiaları ve bu iddiaların yabana atılamayacak kanıtları, Çin-ABD küresel egemenlik mücadelesinin bir unsuru olarak nitelendirilmektedir. Bu çalışmada Çin’in yükselişi, Yeni İpek Yolu projesinin ekonomik ve stratejik boyutları ile Çin - Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ilişkileri ele alınmıştır.

Keywords

Çin, İpek Yolu, Çin-ABD İlişkileri

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