Ye Participates in Panel Exploring Foreign Policy of Great Powers
On February 15, 2022, Min Ye, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, participated in a Security in Context panel on the goals and consequences of U.S., Russian, and Chinese foreign policy.
The webinar, titled “Understanding U.S., Russian, and Chinese Foreign Policy,” was the first in a series of discussions convened by Secuirty in Context to explore the implications of multipolarity in 21st-century geopolitics on the global South. Joining Ye on the panel were Lee Jones, Professor Queen Mary University of London; Dave Lewis, Professor University of Exeter; and Michael Klare, Emeritus Professor Hampshire College. The event was moderated by Security in Context’s Omar Dahi.
Ye’s remarks offered insights into China’s foreign policy and how it interacts with other great powers. Drawing from a recent edition of the Journal of East Asian Studies that she co-edited, Ye noted that China has been adapting its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) into a more moderate version in response to pressure and criticism from the U.S. and partner countries. However, she said that China will continue on an aggressive growth path by focusing on three main aspects of its foreign policy: bolstering its military deterrence, establishing a bilateral sphere of influence, and expanding multilateral initiatives.
A recording of the event can be viewed below.
Min Ye is the author of Diasporas and Foreign Direct Investment in China and India (Cambridge University Press, 2014), and The Making of Northeast Asia (with Kent Calder, Stanford University Press, 2010). Her most recent book, titled The Belt Road and Beyond: State-Mobilized Globalization in China: 1998–2018 (Cambridge University Press 2020), explores the motivations and strategies behind China’s global economic expansion and considers the implications of the country’s status as a global power on both China and the world. Read more about Ye on her faculty profile.