China and the international society : adaptation and self-consciousness / editors, Jinjun Zhao, Zhirui Chen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zhao, Jinjun, editor.

Chen, Zhirui, editor.

Series:

China Foreign Affairs Review

China Foreign Affairs Review ; Volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Foreign relations--1949-.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, New Jersey : World Century, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What is the relationship between China and the international society? It is a question of historical and realistic significance for China and the world to answer. Since the reform and opening up, China initiated a journey to get integrated into the international society. As an emerging power, China is trying to seek identities, display strength, and build a good reputation. Under various determinants and possibilities, the relationship between China and the international society manifests a feature of complexity and multiple dimensions. Following a guideline of "on China, for the world", this

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Chapter 1 The Self-Consciousness of Chinese-Characteristic Diplomatic Practice and Theory; Abstract; I. Chinese-Characteristic Diplomacy and Its Practical Self-Consciousness; 1. China's Special Conditions; 2. Distinctive Features of China's Diplomacy; 3. Practice is the Foundation of Theory; II. Basic Connotations of Theoretical Self-Consciousness; 1. The Propulsive Forces of the Theoretical Consciousness of Chinese-Characteristic Diplomacy

2. Connotations of the Theoretical Self-Consciousness of Chinese-Characteristic Diplomacy3. Subjects of Theoretical Self-Consciousness: Individuals and Communities; III. The Theoretical Study of Chinese-Characteristic Diplomacy; 1. Significance of Chinese-Characteristic Diplomatic Theoretical System; 2. The Overall Thought of China's Diplomacy; 3. Strategic Thought of China's Diplomacy; 4. The Policy-Making Thought of China's Diplomacy; IV. Theory Construction and Self-Confidence in Theories; 1. The Sinicization of Marxist Theories; 2. The Re-Creation of Chinese Splendid Traditional Cultures

3. Borrow and Absorb the Outstanding Achievements of all Human Civilizations4. The Self-Consciousness and Self-Confidence of Theories; V. A Brief Conclusion; Chapter 2 China and International System: Two-Way Socialization under the Logic of Practice; Abstract; I. A Practice Perspective of the Processes of China's Engagement with the International System; 1. Two-Way Socialization; 2. The Logic of Practice as the Driving Force; 3. China's Great Agency in the International System; II. Current Features of China's Engagement with International System

1. Formation of Shared Knowledge and Common Identity1.1 Strengthening International Ideas; 1.2 Deepening International Compliance; 1.3 Conspicuous Nature of Cooperation in Foreign Policy; 2. Practices of Engagement with Chinese Characteristics; 2.1 Holism in China's Practice of Engagement; 2.2 Coordinationism in China's Practice of Engagement; 2.3 Common Sense in China's Practice of Engagement; III. Conclusion and Prospects; Chapter 3 An Analytical Study of the Ideological Sources of China's Conduct; Abstract; I. Identifying Three Idealogical Sources of China's Diplomacy

II. Defining the Indicators of Three Idealogical SourcesIII. Tracing the Changing Pattern of the Three Idealogical Sources; 1. Marxism and China's Foreign Relations; 2. The Chinese Culture and China's Foreign Relations; 3. National Interests and China's Foreign Relations; IV. Explaining Chinese Traditional Cultural Fever in China's Diplomacy; Chapter 4 Self-Generated Transformation: On China's Agency in Its Interaction with International Human Rights Norms; Abstract

I. The Evolution of Human Rights Concepts and Development of the Human Rights Cause: Passive Acceptance or Active Transformation?

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-938134-51-6