Стратегия «жемчужной нити» как мера для реализации инициативы китайского морского шелкового пути

Conclusion

At the end of our study, we conclude that while the Chinese legacy denies the concept of creating a superpower based on naval power to maximize its global dominance, like the British and Americans, Chinese expansion and its naval presence will grow steadily, which according to R. Alikhanov [2017] puts the “String of Pearls” strategy in the forefront, combining key strongholds like Guo stones. Here it is appropriate to draw a parallel, drawn by Henry Kissinger in his book “On China”, between the Guo game and the strategy implemented in PRC practice: “While the Western tradition highly values the decisive battle and glorifies acts of heroism, the Chinese ideal [strategy] emphasizes the subtlety, sophistication and patient accumulation of benefits”. If other world or regional players, as is customary in chess, strive for absolute superiority or complete defeat of the enemy, then Beijing, as in the game of Guo, tends to achieve relative superiority by avoiding strategic emptiness and filling it, in this case, by implementing its “String of Pearls” strategy and MSR initiative.

However, despite the fact that the partial success of the “String of Pears” strategy can become the most important condition for the emergence of the Chinese fleet in the Indo-Pacific `region` on an ongoing basis, for its practical implementation there are a number of geopolitical, geostrategic and geo-economics problems that China has to solve. And in order to reduce resistance to its rise as a sea power, Beijing needs not only to pay special attention to the realization of its maritime interests and, to this end, to increase its sea power, but also to strengthen political and economic cooperation in the Indian Ocean and the Asia-Pacific `region` with Japan, the U.S., India and countries of the ASEAN, the MENA. China should not follow the traditional naval force strategy to strengthen the fleet, because the globalization of the world economy has tied the interests of different states in such a tight knot that if any of them wants to ensure the safety of their vital marine communications, then this can only be achieved through cooperation, and not traditional force struggle at sea with rivals.