Dominik Mierzejewski, Jaros¿aw Jura, Bartosz Kowalski

China's Vertical Multilateralism and the Global South

Narratives, Networks, and Money

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an in-depth analysis of China-led multilateralism and decodes China's narratives, and political and business practices, both from theoretical and practical dimensions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 555g
• ISBN-13: 9781041082804
• ISBN-10: 1041082800
• Artikelnr.: 74435296

Autorenporträt

Dominik Mierzejewski is Associate Professor at the University of ¿ód¿, where he leads the Department of Asian Studies and the Centre for Asian Affairs (think-tank), specialising in China's political discourse, local China and China's international behaviours. Mierzejewski studied at Shanghai International Studies University and was a visiting professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is the author of China's Provinces and the Belt and Road Initiative (Routledge, 2021) and has published in journals such as Asian Affairs and the Journal of Contemporary China. He serves as a principal investigator in grants supported by the Polish National Science Centre and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Poland. Jaros¿aw Jura is Assistant Professor at Lazarski University in Warsaw, specialising in China-Africa relations, Chinese soft power and the global projection of Chinese influence. He has published on FDI spillovers, media representations and political discourse in journals such as African Affairs and Journal of Contemporary China. He has conducted field research on China's presence in Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America. Jura has contributed to research projects funded by the Polish National Science Centre, including studies on China's vertical multilateralism in the Global South, spillover effects of Chinese FDI in Africa and China's diplomacy at the UN. Bartosz Kowalski is Associate Professor in the Department of Asian Studies of the University of ¿ód¿, Poland. His research explores China's foreign policy, particularly its engagement with Central and Eastern Europe and the Global South. He has published widely on China's regional diplomacy in Central and Eastern Europe and Chinese ideological narratives. His most recenct book is Relacyjnö¿ w polityce Chin wobec Europy ¿rodkowo-Wschodniej: Przypadek Czech (2024). Mario Esteban is Full Professor and Director of the Centre for East Asian Studies at the Autonomous University of Madrid. He is also Senior Fellow at the Elcano Royal Institute. He was the president of the Spanish Association for East Asian Studies (2020-2024), a visiting professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University and a visiting researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Chengchi National University. His most recent books are Introducción a la China actual (2024) and China and International Norms: Evidence from the Belt and Road Initiative (Routledge, 2023).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Section 1.
Chapter 1. Framing civilisation and contemporary histories in China's
multilateral formats.
Chapter 2.
Chapter 3. .
Section 2. China's Networks in the Global South: Elite-Centred Relations
and Media Messaging
Chapter 4. Elite-centred diplomacy under China's vertical multilateralism
in the Global South.
Chapter 5. Networking through ambassadorial activities during the COVID-19
pandemic.
Chapter 6. China's diplomats and policymakers' presence in local newspapers
in the Global South countries.
Section 3. Trade, Infrastructure and Technology: Pillars of China's
Economic Statecraft Toward the Global South
Chapter 7. China's Trading Power and the Risk of Sectoral Overreliance in
the Global South
Chapter 8. Financial commitments, investments and construction projects
under China's Vertical Multilateralism
Chapter 9. China's technological and digital engagement and Huawei's rise
in the Global South.
Conclusion