Summary Given that the world has moved well beyond the period of Western colonialism, and clearly into a durable period in which non-Western cultures…
Country or Region: China
Abstract Against the background of China’s ascent as a major economic power, this Chaillot Paper offers a unique overview of the debates on foreign policy that have…
Abstract This article argues that, even though there is a dearth of systematic theorizing, there indeed is a rich IR theoretical discourse in China which…
Abstract This manuscript explores the state’s political use of the past and the function of history education in political transition and foreign relations. Modern historical…
Abstract In recent years the concept of ‘soft power’, popularized by the work of Joseph Nye, has gained currency in both China and Taiwan. This…
Abstract This paper studies national image building as part of Chinese foreign policy, a subject hitherto neglected by scholars of China. First, it traces the…
Abstract Recent studies have increasingly argued that the Chinese leadership uses Japan’s imperialistic past as a tool for domestic and political bargaining. However, this argument…
Abstract Why and how can historical cases support different assessments of China rising with respect to the possibility of its becoming China threat? Rationalists and…
Summary Tangled Titans offers a current and comprehensive assessment of the most important relationship in international affairs—that between the United States and China. How the relationship…
Abstract International relations (IR) studies in China have developed considerably over the past three decades. The field is now well established with 49 degree-granting institutions,…
Abstract Over the past two decades China’s international relations (IR) think tanks have come to play increasingly important roles in China’s foreign policy making and…
Abstract Describes the leadership’s views of the regional and international security environment as far more insular and suspicious of foreign interaction than those held by…
Summary Tracing the development of Chinese strategic thinking over five distinct periods from the 1980s on, this book covers China’s strategies regarding Russia and Central…
Abstract As China sets its sights on the future and becomes an influential—if not yet driving—presence on the world stage, numerous questions and concerns regarding PRC’s foreign…
Summary Worldviews of Aspiring Powers provides a serious study of the domestic foreign policy debates in five world powers who have gained more influence as the…
