How does China see the rest of the world? One way to answer this question is to look at the work of China’s scholars in the field of International Relations (IR). This leads to a second question – to what extent do Chinese IR scholars influence Beijing’s foreign policy and outlook? The contributors to this book seek to answer these key questions, drawing on their own first- and second-hand experiences of involvement in scholarly IR debates in China.
Discussing fundamental aspects of China’s foreign policy such as China’s view of the international structure, soft power projection, maritime disputes, and the principle of non-interference, this book provides insights into the hinterland of Chinese foreign policy-making. It is an invaluable reference for global IR scholars, especially those with a direct interest in understanding and predicting China’s actions and reactions on a range of international issues.
Author(s): Huiyun Feng, Kai He, Yan Xuetong
Series: Routledge Studies on Asia in the World
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2019
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of figures
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Why do Chinese IR scholars matter?
SECTION I: Key concepts debates
2 How do Chinese scholars view the evolution of international structure?
3 China debates soft power: implications for Chinese foreign policy
4 The debates among Chinese IR scholars on China’s national interest strategy
5 China debates on the non-interference principle
SECTION II: Key policies debates
6 To ally or not to ally? Debating China’s non-alliance strategy in the twenty-first century
7 Preference expression under political constraints: an analysis of debates about China’s use of force
8 Chinese scholars’ debate on maritime dispute strategies
9 China’s debates on economic diplomacy
Conclusion
10 Rethinking the role of scholars in Chinese foreign policy
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