China's International Relations in the 21st Century Dynamics of Paradigm Shifts

by Hu, Weixing R.; Chan, Gerald; Zha, Daojiong

• ISBN13: 9780761818328
• ISBN10: 0761818324
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-13
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

Most people believe China's foreign behavior is driven by its growing power status in world politics. Chinese leaders still firmly uphold some traditional values in foreign policy such as sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national unification. However, it is often neglected that China's behavior is also shaped by its changing perception of the globalizing world and, to a large extent, is a result of external pressure on China. By examining the dynamics of paradigm shifts in China's foreign policy thinking, this book explores the ideological sources of China's international relations in the new century. With growing economic interdependence with the outside world, which creates both constraints as well as incentives to adapt to the prevailing norms in contemporary international relations, authors of this volume analyze indigenous Chinese sources of intellect on the paradigm shifts. The concepts studied in this volume include national identity, nationalism, globalism, multilateralism, sovereignty, and the role of international law in Chinese foreign policy. This volume helps to shed new light on how the dynamics of paradigm shifts affect China's behavior in international affairs.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	vii
List of Abbreviations	ix
Preface	xi
Understanding China's Behavior in World Politics: An Introduction	1	(14)
Weixing Hu
Gerald Chan
Daojiong Zha
International Relations Theory in China	15	(26)
Xinning Song
Gerald Chan
Escaping the Periphery: China's National Identity in World Politics	41	(30)
Yong Deng
Multilateralism in Chinese Foreign Policy The Limits of Socialization?	71	(22)
Hongying Wang
Nationalism, Globalism, and China's International Relations	93	(24)
Yongnian Zheng
Chinese Understanding of International Political Economy	117	(26)
Daojiong Zha
Cultural Norms and the Conduct of Chinese Foreign Policy	143	(28)
Qingxin Wang
Chinese Approaches to International Law	171	(24)
Keyuan Zou
List of Contributors	195	(4)
Bibliography	199	(26)
Index	225