Dyakova Y. Ukrainian and Chinese foreign economic relations: social and geographical aspect

The results of social and geographical research of Ukrainian-Chinese foreign economic relations are presented; the geospatial organization of foreign economic relations of Ukraine on the basis of their main forms and the factors that determine them are described; the scientific and methodical principles of social and geographical research of foreign economic relations of the states are extended. The geographical aspect of goods and services trading between Ukraine and the People's Republic of China has been investigated; the regional features of goods and services trading between the regions of Ukraine and the People's Republic of China have been researched; the state of Ukrainian-Chinese cooperation in the investment sphere has been analyzed; the clusterization of regions of Ukraine on the level of attractiveness for attraction of Chinese investments has been conducted; the state of cooperation in the field of science and technology and tourism has been researched; the possibilities of cooperation in the development of international transport corridors including the framework of the Chinese Initiative "One Belt, One Road" have been analyzed. The analysis of China's initiatives such as "One Belt, One Road" and "Made in China 2025" has been made. It is noted that Ukrainian-Chinese foreign economic relations, within the framework of the above- mentioned Initiatives, can get new and wider opportunities practically in all directions of bilateral cooperation, especially in the transport and logistics, investment, and scientific and technical spheres.