Cyber Technology and the European Union’s Gestaltian Approach to China

Reza Hasmath; Una  Berzina-Cerenkova

doi:10.12688/stomiedintrelat.17431.2

Cyber Technology and the European Union’s Gestaltian Approach to China

Reza Hasmath (Corresponding Author), Una Berzina-Cerenkova

Rīga Stradiņš University

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Contemporary European Union (EU) and China relations are marked by a simultaneously beneficial, conflictual and competitive partnership. This is aptly evident in the cyber technology realm. This paper contends that the European Union’s gestaltian approach towards China can be understood with the aid of three theoretical positions: (1) an institutional perspective; (2) as a values-based actor; and, (3) a realpolitik dimension. The arguments advanced in the paper, ultimately imply that the EU’s approach towards China can provide various EU domestic and global actors’ space to exploit contradictions, notably when it comes to cyber technology diplomacy. This has the attendant effect of fostering future fissures in the EU’s overall engagement with China.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	10
Number of pages	10
Journal	Stosunki Międzynarodowe – International Relations
Volume	2
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12688/stomiedintrelat.17431.2
Publication status	Published - 16 Jun 2022

Keywords*

China
European Union
Cyber Technology
institutionalism
values
realpolitik
Huawei

Field of Science*

5.6 Political science

Publication Type*

1.4. Reviewed scientific article published in Latvia or abroad in a scientific journal with an editorial board (including university editions)

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