The Attitudes of the European Union and China Towards Foreign Direct Investment: Implications for Bilateral Relations

Janina Witkowska

doi:10.2478/cer-2019-0024

Autor

Janina Witkowska University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology Department of World Economy and European Integration, Lodz, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2478/cer-2019-0024

Słowa kluczowe:

stosunki między UE a Chinami, polityka wobec bezpośrednich inwestycji zagranicznych (BIZ), Wszechstronna Umowa o Inwestycjach (CAI) między UE i Chinami, inicjatywa „Nowy Jedwabny Szlak” (Inicjatywa Pasa i Szlaku)

Abstrakt

Celem artykułu jest analiza nowych tendencji w polityce Unii Europejskiej (UE) i Chin wobec bezpośrednich inwestycji zagranicznych (BIZ), dyskusja nad niektórymi implikacjami Wszechstronnej Umowy o Inwestycjach, negocjowanej między UE i Chinami, dla ich wzajemnych stosunków oraz ocena roli chińskiej inicjatywy „One Belt One Road’ (OBOR) w odniesieniu do nowych krajów członkowskich UE. Unia Europejska ustanowiła swobodny przepływ kapitału w stosunkach z krajami trzecimi, jednak wprowadzenie wspólnej polityki wobec inwestycji zagranicznych napotyka na przeszkody, które są związane z kwestiami ochrony inwestorów i rozstrzygania sporów między inwestorami a państwem (ISDS). Chiny prowadzą natomiast niezależną politykę wobec inwestycji zagranicznych, z pewnymi posunięciami liberalizacyjnymi wobec BIZ. Oczekuje się, że negocjowana umowa między UE i Chinami o inwestycjach może stworzyć korzystne warunki dla wzajemnych przepływów BIZ oraz w przyszłości pozytywne efekty dla całych ich gospodarek. Jednakże dotychczasowy postęp w negocjacjach jest ciągle jeszcze ograniczony. Stosunki między Chinami i nowymi krajami członkowskimi UE cechują się obopólnymi interesami w sferze bezpośrednich inwestycji zagranicznych. Nowe kraje członkowskie są zainteresowane przyciąganiem chińskich BIZ, nie okazując obaw, jakie ujawniają się wobec chińskich inwestycji w „starych” krajach członkowskich.

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