Status, trends and prospects of development of Belarusian-Chinese cooperation in the face of increasing protectionism in international relations

  • Valery I. Belski Institute of Economics, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surhanova Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus
  • Dmitry V. Primschitz Institute of Economics, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surhanova Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus
  • Sergei G. Golubev Institute of Economics, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surhanova Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus
  • Tatsiana S. Viartinskaya Institute of Economics, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surhanova Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus
  • Dzmitry V. Berasneu Institute of Economics, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surhanova Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus
  • Ekaterina V. Zaitseva Institute of Economics, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surhanova Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus

Abstract

The key aspects of the Belarusian-Chinese trust comprehensive strategic partnership and mutually beneficial cooperation are analyzed. Particular emphasis is placed on assessing the current state and identifying current trends in the implementation of political, trade-economic, credit-investment and interregional cooperation in the context of increasing protectionism in the world economy. It is emphasized that cooperation with the People’s Republic of China is one of the priority vectors of the foreign policy of the Republic of Belarus, and its further deepening fully meets the longterm national interests. The perspective directions and mechanisms of development of the bilateral relations focused on activation of interaction with the People’s Republic of China in the specified spheres for the purpose of strengthening of friendship and increase of welfare of the people of two countries are formulated.

Author Biographies

Valery I. Belski, Institute of Economics, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surhanova Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus

PhD (economics), docent; director

Dmitry V. Primschitz, Institute of Economics, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surhanova Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus

PhD (economics); deputy director for research and innovation

Sergei G. Golubev, Institute of Economics, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surhanova Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus

doctor of science (economics), full professor; head of the department for analytical maintenance of activity of the Belarusian-Chinese Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation, Belarusian-Chinese Analytical Center for Development

Tatsiana S. Viartinskaya, Institute of Economics, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surhanova Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus

PhD (economics); head of the department of foreign economic relations and international integration

Dzmitry V. Berasneu, Institute of Economics, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surhanova Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus

head of the section of problems on foreign trade, department of foreign economic relations and international integration

Ekaterina V. Zaitseva, Institute of Economics, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 1 Surhanova Street, 2 building, Minsk 220072, Belarus

head of the investment policy section, department of macroeconomic and financial policy

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Published
2019-05-29
Keywords: Belarusian-Chinese cooperation, strategic partnership, political cooperation, trade and economic cooperation, credit and investment cooperation, interregional cooperation
How to Cite
Belski, V. I., Primschitz, D. V., Golubev, S. G., Viartinskaya, T. S., Berasneu, D. V., & Zaitseva, E. V. (2019). Status, trends and prospects of development of Belarusian-Chinese cooperation in the face of increasing protectionism in international relations. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Economics, 1, 58-67. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/economy/article/view/2266
Issue
No 1 (2019): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Economics
Section
F. International Economics

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