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The Wort English's Paolo Balma considers China's expansion strategy in Europe through the prism of infrastructure projects and foreign direct investment in Central and Eastern Europe.
When it comes to China's approach to Europe, it finds a complex political and economic situation that is not easy to deal with. European countries – be they EU member states, NATO allies or candidates for either, euro-zone countries or Visegrád members (to say nothing of Ukraine, Belarus or the Eurasian Economic Union) – all engage with each other quite differently. Perhaps China's expansion strategy could be best understood by looking at infrastructure projects and foreign direct investment (FDI), as well as their geographical distribution on the European continent.
The Wort English's Paolo Balma considers China's expansion strategy in Europe through the prism of infrastructure projects and foreign direct investment in Central and Eastern Europe.
When it comes to China's approach to Europe, it finds a complex political and economic situation that is not easy to deal with. European countries – be they EU member states, NATO allies or candidates for either, euro-zone countries or Visegrád members (to say nothing of Ukraine, Belarus or the Eurasian Economic Union) – all engage with each other quite differently. Perhaps China's expansion strategy could be best understood by looking at infrastructure projects and foreign direct investment (FDI), as well as their geographical distribution on the European continent.
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