Email this article Mega-Regional agreements in the context of world economic fragmentation: EU and China strategies
- Authors: Salamatov V.Y.1, Tangaeva A.V.2, Zharkova A.A.2
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Affiliations:
- MGIMO University Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
- Research Center “International Trade and Integration”
- Issue: No 2 (2025)
- Pages: 167-184
- Section: World economy
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2073-6487/article/view/297016
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.52180/2073-6487_2025_2_167_184
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/THPCWN
- ID: 297016
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Amid the transformation of the international economic system, caused by the crisis of global institutions, the rise of regionalization and the politicization of economic relations, mega- regionalism has emerged as a crucial tool in international trade. The authors examine how the EU and China apply mega-regional approaches in their trade policies to enhance their positions in the global economy, using different integration models.
The article explores how the differing strategies of the EU and China reflect their geo-economic priorities, peculiarities and responses to the challenges posed by the fragmentation of the global economy.
About the authors
Vladimir Yu. Salamatov
MGIMO University Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
Email: VYSalamatov@itandi.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6430-640X
Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Cand. Sci. (Tech.), Professor, Director at the Institute of International Trade and Sustainable Development, Head of the Department of Commerce and Trade Regulation
Russian Federation, MoscowAnna V. Tangaeva
Research Center “International Trade and Integration”
Email: tangaeva.anna@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3319-2283
Head of the Tariff Barriers and Market Access Department
Russian Federation, MoscowAnna A. Zharkova
Research Center “International Trade and Integration”
Author for correspondence.
Email: aazharkova@itandi.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0006-5860-8555
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