Abstract
Purpose. The paper examines the peculiarities of the contemporary state and opportunities of further development of strategic partnership between Ukraine and China. The purpose of the paper is to study the state of implementation of the "Belt and Road Initiative" within the strategic partnership between Ukraine and China, as well as to identify threats and prospects for this form of cooperation for economic development of Ukraine. Scientific novelty. The paper analyzes the scientific achievements of domestic and foreign researchers on the possibilities of Ukraine's inclusion in the "Belt and Road Initiative", it has been analyzed the current state of strategic partnership between Ukraine and China in the aspect of the project implementation, analyzed the dynamics of bilateral trade between Ukraine and China over the past 10 years, and disclosed the commodity structure of foreign trade between the countries. Investment flows between China and Ukraine have been analyzed, implemented, projected and not implemented projects of Ukraine, which were financed by Chinese investments have been considered. SWOT analysis of straegic cooperation between Ukraine and China in terms of the "Belt and Road Initiative" was carried out and a set of recommendations for the strategic partnership development between Ukraine and China was proposed in the paper. Results. The dynamics of trade in services between Ukraine and China during the studied period had the following changes: growth was observed from 2011, 2014, 2016 and 2019, a positive balance for Ukraine was from 2009 to 2013. The structure of Ukrainian exports of services to China was dominated by: transport services 54.3%, business services 22.8%, repair and maintenance services, which do not belong to other categories 8.2%. The structure of imports of services from China was dominated by: services related to financial activities 57.7%, transport services 6.2%. Currently there is a significant imbalance in trade operations between Ukraine and the People's Republic of China. The largest share in the sectoral structure of Chinese direct investments in the share capital occupies the industry – 33.1%, in particular processing industry - 30.6%, extractive industry - 1.8%; professional and scientific-technical activities – 24.3%, as well as agriculture – 19.9% (Fig. 2). The SWOT-analysis conducted of opportunities, advantages, threats and advantages of strategic cooperation between Ukraine and China in terms of the "Belt and Road Initiative" proves the presence of a large number of possible directions for cooperation between the countries, but their successful implementation of these opportunities largely depends on the desire for cooperation between the governments of both countries. Practical significance. The results of this study can be used by the authorities at the state level to improve the conditions of strategic partnership between Ukraine and China, to attract foreign investment in the necessary sectors of the economy.
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Electric machineryDy period, it is worth noting grain crops, fats and oils of animal or vegetable origin, ore, slag and ash
UDС 339.942(477:510) Kateryna Oleksandrivna Kravchenko, PhD (Geography), Associate Professor, Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies, Faculty of Geology, Geography, Recreation and Tourism, Kharkiv lnstitute of Trade and Economics of Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics, 8 Otakar Yarosh lane, Kharkiv, 61045, Ukraine, UKRAINE–CHINA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: CURRENT SITUATION, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS
China occupies quite high positions in international trade of Ukraine according to the results of the first 2 months of 2020 in terms of imports of goods [10]
Summary
Dy period, it is worth noting grain crops, fats and oils of animal or vegetable origin, ore, slag and ash. It should be noted nuclear reactors, boilers, machines, electric machines, plastics, polymeric materials, various chemical products and ferrous metals in the structure of imports from China. China occupies quite high positions in international trade of Ukraine according to the results of the first 2 months of 2020 in terms of imports of goods [10]. It should be noted that there is a significant imbalance between Ukraine and China in trade operations: uniform distribution of commodity groups is characterized for the import of Chinese goods, and the dominance of one commodity group of raw materials orientation is inherent for Ukrainian exports. Commodity structure of imports of Ukraine in 2017-2019, billion USD (constructed by authors according to [10])
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