Coming From Nowhere: The Chinese Perception of the Concept of
Central Europe

C 2014

Coming From Nowhere: The Chinese Perception of the Concept of Central Europe

TURCSÁNYI, Richard, Runya QIAOAN a Zdeněk KŘÍŽ

Základní údaje

Originální název

Coming From Nowhere: The Chinese Perception of the Concept of Central Europe

Autoři

TURCSÁNYI, Richard (703 Slovensko, garant, domácí), Runya QIAOAN (156 Čína) a Zdeněk KŘÍŽ (203 Česká republika)

Vydání

Lodz, The Quandaries of China's Domestic and Foreign Development, od s. 155-171, 17 s. Contemporary Asian Studies Series, 2014

Nakladatel

Lodz University Press

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Obor

50601 Political science

Stát vydavatele

Polsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Forma vydání

tištěná verze "print"

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/14:00082945

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

ISBN

978-83-7969-385-6

Klíčová slova anglicky

China; Central Europe; Chinese perception of Central Europe; China-CEE relations

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 24. 5. 2015 23:52, Ing. Mgr. Richard Turcsányi, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

In the last few years, the Central Europe has witnessed a growing Chinese presence demonstrated among others by high level visits; rapid growth of trade and investment volumes; and further pledges to develop economic links. There are more reasons why China has become interested in cultivating relations with this region, but it is primarily due to favourable economic conditions and the membership of the EU. Yet, while there are promising potentials for further development of the relations, it seems there are also obstacles, coming mainly from mutual lack of understanding and knowledge. The presented article studies Chinese perception of Central Europe as a concept and it does so by focusing at the Chinese discourse related to the usage of the terms labelling the region, at three levels of discourse – official use, general public discourse, and academia. The findings show that the term ‘Central Europe’, whilst existing at certain level, is to a large extent eclipsed by the broader ‘Central and Eastern Europe’, or ‘Eastern Europe’. Tellingly, each of these terms is connoted with different perceptions and historical legacies, with ‘Eastern’ being in general perceived in less positive tone in European context than ‘Central’. It can be therefore regarded as a positive sign from the European perspective that the ‘Eastern Europe’ is losing its frequency in the official use on expense of the ‘Central and Eastern Europe’. Yet, questions appear on the wider public usage of the terms, as well as the non-existence of the ‘Central Europe’ in official usage and among the academia.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/0754/2012, interní kód MU

Název: Aktuální otázky evropské a mezinárodní politiky

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Aktuální otázky evropské a mezinárodní politiky, DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty

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TURCSÁNYI, Richard, Runya QIAOAN a Zdeněk KŘÍŽ. Coming From Nowhere: The Chinese Perception of the Concept of Central Europe. In Dominik Mierzejewski. The Quandaries of China's Domestic and Foreign Development. Lodz: Lodz University Press, 2014, s. 155-171. Contemporary Asian Studies Series. ISBN 978-83-7969-385-6.

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TURCSÁNYI, Richard, Runya QIAOAN a Zdeněk KŘÍŽ. Coming From Nowhere: The Chinese Perception of the Concept of Central Europe. In Dominik Mierzejewski. \textit{The Quandaries of China's Domestic and Foreign Development}. Lodz: Lodz University Press, 2014, s.~155-171. Contemporary Asian Studies Series. ISBN~978-83-7969-385-6.

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