| ID | 179860 |
| Title Proper | Us and them |
| Other Title Information | East–West relations reconsidered |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sarty, Leigh |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper frames the contemporary challenge of the People’s Republic of China in the context of Cold War history. It shows how apparent echoes of the past—Beijing's continued embrace of “socialism;” a partnership with Russia that recalls the Sino–Soviet alliance—help illuminate the sources and nature of present-day East–West conflict, and suggests that Francis Fukuyama's much-pilloried “End of History?” has been misunderstood. Viewing the twenty-first-century standoff with Chinese (and Russian) authoritarianism in historical perspective, the paper concludes, casts prospects for the West more positively than recent conventional wisdom would suggest. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Journal Vol. 76, No.2; Jun 2021: p.315-331 |
| Journal Source | International Journal Vol: 76 No 2 |
| Key Words | Authoritarianism ; Russia ; People’s Republic of China ; Cold War ; Sino–Soviet Alliance ; East–West Relations |