Critical Decade, A: China's Foreign Policy (2008-2018)

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Zhiqun Zhu. Critical Decade, A: China's Foreign Policy (2008-2018)

Preface

About the Author

Contents

Chronology: Major Events Related to China’s Foreign Relations (2000–2018)

Chapter. 1. Chinese Foreign Policy in a Rapidly Changing World: An Introduction

Internal and External Factors

Key External Factors

Key Internal Factors

New Thinking on Chinese Foreign Policy

References

Chapter. 2. Chinese Foreign Policy: A Bibliographical Review* Introduction

General Overviews

History of Foreign Policy of the People’s Republic of China

Theories of Chinese Foreign Policy

Foreign and Security Policymaking

The People’s Liberation Army and Foreign Policy

The Domestic–Foreign Policy Nexus

The New Diplomacy

China’s Soft Power

U.S.–China Relations

Relations with Other Major Powers

China and the Developing World

China and Africa

China and Other Developing Regions

China and Global Governance

Chapter. 3. U.S.–China Relations. Trump Offered Kim His Hand, but Asia Will Do the Heavy Lifting

US and Allies’ Plan to Counter the BRI is their Response to China’s Rise

Xi and the North Korea Challenge in the Trump Era

Raising U.S.–China Relations to a New Height

Big Picture of China Lost in the Debates

Story highlights

Cultural Gap Hinders U.S.–China Ties

“National Image” Campaign

Reach Out to Americans

Human Rights

China’s Hu Can Rightly Ask Obama: What Have You Done for Me Lately?

China Thinks the U.S. Doesn’t Care

The U.S. Must Allay China’s Concerns

A Chance to Build Mutual Trust

North Korea Tests U.S.–China relations

China’s Dilemma

Gunboat Diplomacy

Strengthening U.S.–China Relations

Clean Air Is Key in Talks between Hu and Obama

Blind Eye to Achievements

Joined at the Hip

Forget Bush’s Wars and Work with Asia

Mixed Legacy

Opportunities

Six-Party Talks

Serious Challenges

Economic Integration

Chapter 4. The Korean Peninsula. China and the Prospect for North Korea’s Denuclearization

Beijing will Be the Silent Partner at a Trump–Kim Meeting

Dennis Rodman May Be Our Only Hope

A Peaceful Approach to North Korea

China Can’t Fix North Korea

Talk to North Korea

Some Lessons from the North Korea Crisis

Ms Park Goes to Beijing, but Will Xi Cooperate on North Korea?

The West Must Try a “Third Way” to Change North Korea

The Korea Crisis and China’s Policy

Should Obama Sign a Peace Treaty with North Korea?

Chapter. 5. China’s Relations with India and Japan. Raising China–India Relations to a New Height

Is Indo-Pacific the “New” Pivot?

The East Asian Dispute the World Isn’t Talking about

Reflecting on India’s Nuclear Suppliers Group Bid

Don’t Blame Abe … Help Him!

People-to-People Diplomacy in China–Japan Relations

Will Xi and Abe Meet at APEC in Beijing?

The Japan–China Relationship as a Structural Conflict

Examining the Japan–China Power Transition

Improving Japan–China Relations

Concluding Thoughts

Chapter. 6. The Taiwan Issue. Is America Preparing for Conflict with China?

Book Review: Syaru Shirley Lin, Taiwan’s China Dilemma: Contested Identities and Multiple Interests in Taiwan’s Cross-Strait Economic Policy. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2016, 304p. $81.80 Hardcover; $26.95 Paperback

The Trump Challenge in U.S.–China Relations

Will Trump Move Away From the “One China” Policy?

Why Has China Responded Mildly?

What Lies Ahead for U.S.–China Relations?

Trump’s Bad Call

Building Bridges, or a Bridge Too Far?

The Papal Challenge for Taiwan’s Next Leader

The Undoing of China’s Soft Power

Obama Learns the Three T’s the Hard Way

Chapter. 7. Global and Regional Cooperation. Can the Quad Counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative?

China’s Deeper Penetration into Africa

Xi Jinping’s UK Visit Raises Questions About How to Deal with a Rising China

Testing the Waters in the South China Sea

Balancing Act

The Mirror Image

Conflicting Identities

Economy in Transition

Why Does China Still Play Second Fiddle?

China’s Role in International Affairs: An Interview with Prof. Zhiqun Zhu

Beijing’s Diplomatic Blitz Gathers Pace

A Responsible, Cooperative Power

A Friend in Need

Less Dependent on the U.S., Europe

Chapter. 8. Geostrategic Challenges of the Belt and Road Initiative. Introduction

Key Geostrategic Challenges

Discussions

References

Chapter. 9. Going Global 2.0: China’s Growing Investment in the West and Its Impact* Introduction

Going Global 1.0 (1990–2005)

Going Global 2.0 (2005–present): Rationale

Top Destinations of Chinese West-bound ODI

Features of Chinese Investment in the West

The Impact of China’s Investment in the West

Concluding Remarks

References

Chapter. 10. Pitfalls in China’s Soft Power Promotion

Pitfalls in Soft Power Promotion

Moving Forward

References

Index

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Series on Contemporary China

(ISSN: 1793-0847)

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One basic tenet of Chinese foreign policy remains unchanged as China continues to commit to the “Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence” and insists on a narrative of “peaceful rise,” no matter how the West and China’s neighbors feel about its ascendancy. Amid concerns about growing Chinese power, the Chinese government has painstakingly reiterated that China is still a large developing country, and China’s development benefits the rest of the world. Since China’s “Reform and Opening up” started in the late 1970s, the twin themes of peace and development have guided Chinese domestic and foreign policies. In Deng Xiaoping’s words: Development is the absolute principle (发展才是硬道理). Western experiences have yielded the so-called liberal or democratic peace model. The Chinese do not necessarily reject the Western model, but are becoming increasingly confident that China’s “developmental peace” or “development for stability” model is a viable alternative for developing countries.

It is important for China to have a clear sense of self-identity: Is China a large developing nation or already a global superpower? Is China punching above its weight by ditching “Tao Guang Yang Hui” too early? Is China suffering from imperial overstretch? Through various initiatives and programs, China is attempting to create a new identity as a peaceful, inclusive, caring and responsible great power whose development contributes to the international community as a whole. How can China successfully form, consolidate and project such an identity? Will it be accepted by the international community? In this regard, some modified version of social constructivism could help us understand the changes and continuities in Chinese foreign policy.16 Eventually, perhaps some fusion of Western and Chinese philosophies may emerge as a distinct Chinese theory of international relations. China’s domestic transformations and its evolving foreign policy are already shaping the global landscape of the 21st century. For this reason alone, extra efforts are needed to study China’s foreign policy — its rationale, implementation, contradictions, major challenges, and significant impact on the world.

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