146 Pages
by Routledge

146 Pages
by Routledge

This book seeks to explore Nordic approaches to China and the idea of sub-regional diplomacy. China’s multi-tiered approach to Europe can be seen vividly in the Nordic sub-region, which has been engaging Beijing through a variety of different means corresponding to the political and economic structures found in the Nordic states. In some areas, a specific Nordic approach can be observed,... Read more

Introduction: Quintet Out of Tune? China’s Bilateral Relations with the Nordic States, Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson and Jerker Hellström

1. China’s Belt and Road Initiative and EU-China Relations, William A. Callahan

2. Denmark’s Relationship with China: An odd couple’s quest for bilateral harmony, Andreas Bøje Forsby

3. Finland and China: Pragmatism Prevails, Jyrki Kallio

4. Iceland’s ‘Small State’ Economic Diplomacy with China, Marc Lanteigne

5. The Norway-China Relationship: For Better, For Worse, For Richer, For Poorer, Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson

6. Walking a tightrope: Sweden’s relations with China, Göran Leijonhufvud

Conclusion: Looking for the North Star: Sino-Nordic Sub-Regional Diplomacy and the ‘5+1’ Model, Ulf Sverdrup and Marc Lanteigne

Biography

Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson is Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).

Wrenn Yennie Lindgren is Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).

Marc Lanteigne is Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand. He is author of Chinese Foreign Policy: An Introduction, third edition (Routledge, 2016).