@misc{Przychodniak_Marcin._The_2020.06.09, author={Przychodniak, Marcin.}, copyright={The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)}, address={Warsaw}, howpublished={online}, year={2020.06.09}, publisher={The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)}, language={eng}, abstract={China's cooperation with the Western Balkans through the "17+1" format and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), among others, is primarily political. In the economic sphere, Chinese investments are to a large extent only declarations, and trade is marginal in comparison to cooperation with the EU or others. China's goals are to gain political influence in future EU countries and limit their cooperation with the U.S. Competition with China in the region requires more intense EU-U.S. cooperation, made more difficult by the pandemic.}, type={file}, title={The Importance of the Western Balkans in China's Foreign Policy}, keywords={Chiny, Bałkany Zachodnie, polityka zagraniczna, wpływy polityczne, stosunki międzynarodowe}, }