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Silk Road Economic Belt as China’s Eurasian Dream: Common Identity or Common Fear?

Çin’in Avrasya Rüyası Olarak İpek Yolu Ekonomik Kuşağı: Ortak Kimlik mi Ortak Korku mu?

Nilgün Eliküçük Yıldırım
Journal
Bilig
Pages
235–254
Publication Date
2019-10-22
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This fear could be one of the most important factors that will  prevent the success of China’s Eurasian Pivot in the long run.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The Silk Road Economic Belt is the key component of China’s Eurasian  Pivot strategy.
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Key Findings & Data:In this study, China’s Eurasian Pivot is approached as a  creativity strategy from the perspective of social identity theory.
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⚙️Variables:Çin’in Avrasya Ekseni stratejisi · İpek Yolu Ekonomik Kuşağı · Çin Rüyası

Abstract

The Silk Road Economic Belt is the key component of China’s Eurasian  Pivot strategy. In this study, China’s Eurasian Pivot is approached as a  creativity strategy from the perspective of social identity theory. In order  to succeed in its creativity strategy, China is trying to create a common  in-group identity with the Silk Road Economic Belt countries through  the Chinese Dream. However, the Chinese Dream is not perceived as a  common identity by Central Asians and Uyghurs. While Central Asians  respond China’s economic presence in the region positively, they are afraid  of demographic changes and cultural influences that Chinese migration  will cause. Therefore, the Chinese Dream has been a common fear for  Turkic societies along the Silk Road Economic Belt rather than common  identity. This fear could be one of the most important factors that will  prevent the success of China’s Eurasian Pivot in the long run.

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İpek Yolu Ekonomik Kuşağı Çin’in Avrasya Ekseni stratejisinin  anahtar bileşenidir. Bu çalışmada Çin’in Avrasya Ekseni stratejisi,  sosyal kimlik teorisi perspektifinden bir yaratıcılık stratejisi olarak  ele alınmıştır. Çin, yaratıcılık stratejisinde başarılı olabilmek için,  İpek Yolu Ekonomik Kuşağı ülkeleriyle Çin Rüyası üzerinden  ortak bir grup kimliği oluşturmaya çalışmaktadır. Fakat Çin  Rüyası, Orta Asya Türk Toplumları ve Uygurlar tarafından ortak  bir kimlik olarak algılanmamaktadır. Orta Asya Devletleri, Çin’in  bölgedeki varlığını, ekonomik ve jeo-stratejik olarak olumlu  karşılarken, Çinli göçünün yol açacağı demografik değişimlerden  ve kültürel etkiden korkmaktadırlar. Bu yüzden, Çin Rüyası, İpek  Yolu Ekonomik Kuşağında yer alan Türk toplumlarının ortak  kimliğinden ziyade ortak korkusudur. Bu korku uzun vadede  girişimin başarısını engelleyecek en önemli faktörlerden biridir.

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Yıldırım, N. E. (2019). Silk Road Economic Belt as China’s Eurasian Dream: Common Identity or Common Fear?. Bilig, Sayı: 91 Özel Sayı, 235–254. https://doi.org/10.12995/bilig.9110

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