TY - JOUR TT - Sino-Turkish Strategic Economic Relationship in New Era AU - Zou, Zhiqiang PY - 2016 DA - January JF - Alternatives: Turkish Journal of International Relations PB - Yalova Üniversitesi WT - DergiPark SN - 2146-0809 SP - 13 EP - 25 VL - 14 IS - 3 KW - China; Turkey; Rise; Strategic Economic Relationship N2 - This article argues that thedynamic development of Sino-Turkish economic relations has got new strategicsignificance amid rising of the two countries in the 21st century.The strategic significance of Turkey economy to China lies in the followingaspects: there is great economic cooperative potential between the twocountries in view of economic power and momentum; as the principle members ofemerging powers, both of them have growing common interests in global economictransformation and governance reform; Turkey plays an increasing important rolein evolution of Eurasian geo-economic structure as well as the Silk RoadEconomic Belt construction. There are fruitful strategic contents forSino-Turkish economic relationship in new era; bright prospects can bepredicted in bilateral cooperation in aspects including trade, investment,finance and global economic governance. Look ahead, China should pay moreattention to Turkey’s importance and make great efforts to build bilateralstrategic economic relationship CR - Zan Tao, “An Alternative Partner to the West? Turkey’s Growing Relations with China”, Middle East Journal, OCT 25, 2013. CR - Zan Tao, “Sino-Turkish Relationship and Turkey’s Thoughts on China’s Rise”,Arab World Studies, 2010(4), p.65. CR - Svante E. Cornell, “What Drives Turkish Foreign Policy?” Middle East Quarterly, Winter 2012, p.17. CR - Ding Gong,” Deep Roots for Turkey’s Rise and Its Influence to Future Trends”, World Economics & Politics, 2013(1), p.62. CR - Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/ (accessed October 18, 2014) CR - WTO Statistics Database, http://stat.wto.org/CountryProfile/WSDBCountryPFView.aspx?Language=E&Country=TR (accessed July 22, 2014) CR - Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/Start.do (accessed October 18, 2014) CR - Mehmet Ozkan, “Does ‘Rising Power’ Mean ‘Rising Donor’? Turkey’s Development Aid in Africa”, Africa Review, 2013, Vol. 5, No. 2, p.142. CR - Tom Wheeler, “Ankara to Africa: Turkey’s Outreach since 2005”, South African Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 18, No. 1, April 2011, p.59. CR - Wang Zhen, “New Development of Turkey’s Economic and Trade Strategies and Sino-Turkish Economic and Trade Relationship”, World Economy Study, 2008(11), p.70. UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/alternatives/issue//280311 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/261750 ER -