| ID | 131999 |
| Title Proper | Capturing China's international identity |
| Other Title Information | social evolution and its missing links |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chan, Gerald |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | What is China's international identity? How has it changed over time, especially since the reform and opening up of the country in the late 1970s? How does China see itself? And how do other countries see China? I argue that answers to these questions are instrumental to a proper understanding of Chinese foreign-policy behaviour, in ways more significant than we normally assume. To advance this argument, I choose to examine China's social interactions with the outside world to ascertain the evolution of its international identity/identities. I shall trace the domestic sources of China's external policies. In so doing, I hope this article will elucidate the 'debates' between social constructivism and realism as to their relative explanatory power with respect to the making of Chinese international identity. I also hope it will throw light on a possible alternative framework, known as social evolution, for studying China's international relations and its evolving identities. |
| `In' analytical Note | Chinese Journal of International Politics Vol.7, No.2; Summer 2014: p.261-281 |
| Journal Source | Chinese Journal of International Politics Vol.7, No.2; Summer 2014: p.261-281 |
| Key Words | China ; Rising Power ; Great Power ; Regional Power ; Rising China ; International Identity ; Social Evolution ; Evolutionary Identities ; International Identities ; Economic Reforms ; Political Reforms ; Foreign Policy ; International Politics ; International Order ; Regional Order ; International Agenda |