「Europe as a geoeconomic pivot: geography and the
limits of US economic containment of China」
●저자 : 김동중
●학술지명 : European Seurity
●권호 : 31
●게재년월 : 2022년 1월 (온라인 게재 2021년 8월)
●링크: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09662839.2021.1969363?journalCode=feus20
[초록]
Intensifying strategic competition with China has
introduced the need for the United States to consider extensive and stringent
economic restrictions against the rising power. This article suggests that US
economic containment of China is unlikely to materialise due to the presence of
the EU states that are not militarily threatened by the geographically
separated China and in a position to prioritise economic benefits in exchanges
with that state. It first identifies the role of the EU in China’s foreign
economic exchanges and addresses the ability of the EU states to replace the
economic function of the United States in China. Then, it discusses how
geographical conditions surrounding China make the rising state largely an East
Asian threat. It suggests that, devoid of any direct military threat from
China, the EU states can undermine the effectiveness of substantial US economic
containment measures against China by functioning as alternative economic
partners or facilitating China’s construction of alternative economic routes.
Finally, this paper discusses the limitations in US ability to constrain the EU
states’ economic exchanges with China. While concerns grow over Washington’s
economic assertiveness against Beijing, the feasibility of a US-led upheaval in
economic relations involving China should be carefully gauged.