Realizacja chińskiej koncepcji Digital Silk Road - kazus Serbii
- Institution: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0583-0938
- Year of publication: 2022
- Source: Show
- Pages: 156-170
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/npw20223308
- PDF: npw/33/npw3308.pdf
Implementation of the Chinese Concept of Digital Silk Road - Case Study of Serbia
Until now, mainly traditional infrastructure projects have been implemented under the auspices of the Chinese Belt and Road. However, more and more often one can hear about its next component, i.e. the Digital Silk Road (DSR). In this way, China is expanding its “technospheres” - geographic areas where it is building its edge in terms of data and information gathering. These technospheres directly supply China with this most valuable commodity - the so-called “New oil” or data. PRC activities of this type translate into various regions of the world - including Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), including the Balkan countries. The research objective of the article is to analyze the assumptions of the digital component of the Belt and Road initiative in the selected Balkan country, i.e. in Serbia. It is also important to examine China’s strategy and measures towards that country. The author will try to answer the following research questions: (1) What is the Digital Silk Road?, (2) What opportunities and threats result from its implementation?, (3) How the CEE region, and the Balkan countries in particular, approach the cooperation offered by the PRC?, (4) What is the US Clean Web Initiative, and (5) What is Serbia’s reaction to digital propositions made by the PRC? The conducted analysis will allow for the definition of the mechanisms of operation of the RDI initiative, in particular its digital component in the Balkans, as well as it will be useful in research on the broader context of China’s foreign policy. The article uses the analysis of existing data (desk research).
Реализация китайской концепции цифрового Шелкового пути на примере Сербии
До сих пор под эгидой китайского «Пояса и пути» реализовывались в основном традиционные инфраструктурные проекты. Однако все чаще можно услышать о следующем ее компоненте — Цифровом шелковом пути (ЦШП). Таким образом, Китай расширяет свои «техносферы» — географические области, в которых он наращивает свое преимущество в плане сбора данных и информации. Эти техносферы напрямую снабжают Китай этим ценнейшим товаром — так называемым «Новая нефть» или данные. Деятельность КНР такого типа транслируется в различные регионы мира, включая Центральную и Восточную Европу (ЦВЕ), включая балканские страны. Целью исследования статьи является анализ предположений о цифровой составляющей инициативы «Один пояс, один путь» в выбранной балканской стране, то есть в Сербии. Также важно изучить стратегию и меры Китая в отношении этой страны. Автор попытается ответить на следующие исследовательские вопросы: (1) Что такое цифровой Шелковый путь? (2) Какие возможности и угрозы возникают в результате его реализации? (3) Как регион ЦВЕ и, в частности, балканские страны относятся к сотрудничеству, предлагаемому КНР? (4) Что такое Инициатива США по чистой сети. (5) Какова реакция Сербии на цифровые предложения КНР? Проведенный анализ позволит определить механизмы действия инициативы RDI, в частности ее цифровой составляющей на Балканах, а также будет полезен в исследованиях более широкого контекста внешней политики Китая. В статье используется анализ имеющихся данных (кабинетное исследование).
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