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The Dependency Theory : Influx on China

  • Korea and Global Affairs
  • Abbr : KGA
  • 2020, 4(4), pp.187-214
  • DOI : 10.22718/kga.2020.4.4.007
  • Publisher : Korea Institute of Politics and Society
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Received : June 19, 2020
  • Accepted : August 4, 2020
  • Published : August 27, 2020

Huazhong Tu 1 Zhaoxia Peng 2

1Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, China
2Central South University, China

Candidate

ABSTRACT

Dependency Theory explains the underlying causes of persistent poverty and backwardness of developing countries in the unequal international system. This theory has become an essential theoretical weapon to guide developing countries to fight against the hegemony of western developed countries in the process of making international rules. China Dependency Theory, derived from the Dependency Theory, is formulated by some western scholars in recent years, which misconstrues the mutually dependent relationship between China and other developing countries into a unidirectional dependency on China. The China Dependency Theory prevails in many developing countries, which is not only one of the unstable variables to the construction of the Road and Belt Initiative but also undermines China's relations with other developing countries. Forty years after the implementation of reform and opening-up policy, China has made remarkable economic achievements. In terms of the development path and achievements, China is a successful paragon of breaking the dependent relationship on the West, which set a good example for other developing countries for reference. This paper differentiates and analyzes the cause, process and, influence of Chinese Dependency Theory, and discusses with some scholars from developing countries who give support to it. Finally, it puts forward China’s perspective on this theory.

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