Open AccessBalancing and Cooperation: the Visegrad Group States and PRC in Realization of “17+1” Mechanism
Author(s) -
A. A. Kalyuga,
Ilya Oleynikov
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
izvestiâ irkutskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. seriâ politologiâ, religiovedenie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2073-3380
DOI - 10.26516/2073-3380.2021.36.49
Subject(s) - czech , china , political science , realization (probability) , mechanism (biology) , group (periodic table) , power (physics) , economy , business , economic system , economics , law , physics , mathematics , philosophy , linguistics , quantum mechanics , statistics
The article presents the analysis of cooperation between the Visegrad Group countries and China. The authors came to the conclusion that the Visegrad Quartet – Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia – occupies an important place in the region and in the implementation of the Chinese Belt and Road initiative. The Visegrad states use the format for interaction with both Euro-Atlantic entities and the PRC, balancing and trying to get additional benefits from cooperation with centers of power in Europe, North America and Asia.