Strong Society, Smart State : The Rise of Public Opinion in China's Japan Policy / James Reilly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reilly, James, author.

Series:

Contemporary Asia in the world.

Contemporary Asia in the World

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Foreign relations--Japan.

China.

Japan--Foreign relations--China.

Japan.

Japan--Foreign public opinion, Chinese.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The rise and influence of public opinion on Chinese foreign policy reveals a remarkable evolution in authoritarian responses to social turmoil. James Reilly shows how Chinese leaders have responded to popular demands for political participation with a sophisticated strategy of tolerance, responsiveness, persuasion, and repression-a successful approach that helps explain how and why the Communist Party continues to rule China.Through a detailed examination of China's relations with Japan from 1980 to 2010, Reilly reveals the populist origins of a wave of anti-Japanese public mobilization that swept across China in the early 2000s. Popular protests, sensationalist media content, and emotional public opinion combined to impede diplomatic negotiations, interrupt economic cooperation, spur belligerent rhetoric, and reshape public debates. Facing a mounting domestic and diplomatic crisis, Chinese leaders responded with a remarkable reversal, curtailing protests and cooling public anger toward Japan. Far from being a fragile state overwhelmed by popular nationalism, market forces, or information technology, China has emerged as a robust and flexible regime that has adapted to its new environment with remarkable speed and effectiveness. Reilly's study of public opinion's influence on foreign policy extends beyond democratic states. It reveals how persuasion and responsiveness sustain Communist Party rule in China and develops a method for examining similar dynamics in different authoritarian regimes. He draws upon public opinion surveys, interviews with Chinese activists, quantitative media analysis, and internal government documents to support his findings, joining theories in international relations, social movements, and public opinion.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Public Opinion in Chinese Foreign Policy

2. Forgetting and Remembering the Past: China's Relations with Japan, 1949-1999

3. The Origins of Public Mobilization

4. Responding to Public Opinion

5. A Potent Populism

6. The Rebirth of the Propaganda State

Conclusion

Appendices

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9786613793546

9781281961358

1281961353

9780231528085

0231528086

OCLC:

767858314