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The Determinants of the UK’s Shifting Political Relations with China (2013-2023)

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The Determinants of the UK’s Shifting Political Relations with China (2013-2023)

Abstract

This study examines the United Kingdom’s political relations with China. The bilateral affairs between the two were once claimed to have entered a golden era. However, just a few years after this promotion, the relations underwent a significant negative shift which has lasted in an increasingly worsening fashion until current times. The key focus of this paper is on the evolution of the relationship during the period between 2013 and 2023. Its primary objective is to provide a structured account of the relationship in the years covered there to understand better the UK’s political/diplomatic position on China, a rising major power. In the first part after the introduction, the emergence and evolution of the socalled Golden Era along with the earlier signs of its transformation are offered. Later, the key political issues revolving around both China's aggression at home and abroad, and China-related influence and espionage efforts inside the UK are discussed. Lastly, the UK’s new protective measures implemented in relation to the political issues it has had with China are discussed. In the conclusion, key findings are presented to make the current tide of the UK’s political relations with China more comprehensible.

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Etik Beyan

With little revisions, this article is extracted from the author’s ongoing PhD thesis study on the UK’s relations with China between 2013 and 2023, at the Department of International Relations, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University.

Kaynakça

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Uluslararası İlişkiler (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

15 Eylül 2024

Gönderilme Tarihi

24 Haziran 2024

Kabul Tarihi

19 Ağustos 2024

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2024 Sayı: 12

Kaynak Göster

ISNAD
Altun, Serdar. “The Determinants of the UK’s Shifting Political Relations with China (2013-2023)”. Mevzu – Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 12 (01 Eylül 2024): 703-735. https://doi.org/10.56720/mevzu.1503839.