TY - JOUR ID - 87044 TI - China and the Longing for Making Order; An Insight toward the Emergence and Reliability of the AIIB JO - Journal of World Sociopolitical Studies JA - WSPS LA - en SN - 2588-3119 AU - Noroozi, Hossein AD - Assistant Professor of International Relations, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 5 IS - 4 SP - 691 EP - 730 KW - AIIB KW - Centrality KW - China KW - International Economic Order KW - Inter-regionalism KW - Systemic Evolution DO - 10.22059/wsps.2022.336520.1266 N2 - China is consolidating its position in the international system, taking advantage of a variety of channels in the process. The establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a historical step by China in the international economic order. The AIIB, as an international financial and development institution attempts to engage and participate in the economic infrastructures of the member states. The question addressed in this research is, How could China's approach in establishing the AIIB be analyzed with respect to new economic developments in the last two decades?  The hypothesis is that the AIIB is considered as a network structure for making a centrality in the economic order for China, which facilitates the systemic evolution in international arena. The AIIB is therefore considered as a strategic turning point in the international economic order. This study argues that China is attempting to elevate and consolidate its economic role among the regional countries to institutionalize its centrality. Accordingly, it seems that China aspires to promote changes in the international system through a complementary and distinguished evolution. Therefore, the reliability of the AIIB is vital for this openness phase, and China is keenly going to maintain and strengthen the AIIB for coming games and required strategic plans. UR - https://wsps.ut.ac.ir/article_87044.html L1 - https://wsps.ut.ac.ir/article_87044_1c88e162e8e9a18f39a0f9660b6aa6e6.pdf ER -