Description
China’s Global South strategy emerges as a critical aspect of foreign policy, deepening ties with developing nations across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. This strategic engagement carries significant geopolitical and economic implications, even as China positions itself as an alternative to Western-led governance. Through initiatives like infrastructure investments, trade partnerships, and digital diplomacy, China seeks to expand its influence and secure access to markets and resources critical to its long-term growth. However, the approach is not without challenges. Rising debt concerns, local resistance to Chinese investments, and geopolitical pushback present obstacles to China's ambitions. Navigating the diverse political, economic, and cultural landscapes of Global South nations requires nuanced diplomacy and sustainable engagement models. Strategic success may depend on China's ability to adapt its approach to meet its strategic goals and partner nation’s expectations.
Implications, Prospects, and Challenges in China’s Global South Strategy explores China's Global South policy in a globalized world. It examines the complexities of modern international relations, and various strategies to enhance global strategies and influence. This book covers topics such as policymaking, postcolonialism, and geopolitics, and is a useful resource for policymakers, government officials, politicians, business owners, economists, academicians, researchers, and scientists.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Enayatollah Yazdani (Ed.)
Enayatollah Yazdani
is a Professor at the School of International Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China （since 2019）, and previously taught at the Department of Political Science, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. He has also been a Visiting Professor and Visiting Scholar in America for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies at the Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 2012-2013; the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA; 2003; and for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies at the Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 2003. He received his PhD in International Relations from the Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia, in 2005. He has supervised over 80 PhD and MA students. He has also published 9 books and book chapters, as well as over 150 papers in scholarly journals. He was the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Political and International Research Quarterly and is on the editorial boards of several other journals. He has delivered speeches at numerous international conferences in Iran, the United Kingdom, the United States, Russia, China, Germany, Australia, India, Turkey, Poland, Greece, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, and other countries. His primary research interests encompass International Relations and Regional Studies, with a focus on the Middle East, Central Asia, Iran, China, and the United States.