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China’s Regional and Global Policy Through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Enayatollah Yazdani, MA Yanzhe
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2134/2023.04.003
School of International Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
China, as a new global power, is expanding its influence across the globe and regions through various strategies and means, including regional and global organizations, in the post-Cold War era. As a result, since the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was established in 2001, China, as one of its major founders, had attempted to use the SCO as a platform for influence beyond its borders. This paper aims to investigate China’s growing influence and diplomatic prowess through the SCO.
China, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, foreign policy, multilateralism
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