Chinas Big Power Ambition under Xi Jinping
Instead of emphasizing China as a developing country, Chinese President Xi Jinping has identified China as a big power and accentuated Chinas big power status. This book explores the narratives and driving forces behind Chinas big power ambition. Three narratives rooted in Sino-centralism are examined. One is Chinas demands for the reform of global governance to reflect the values and interests of China as a rising power. Another is Chinas Belt and Road Initiative to construct a nascent China-centred world order. The third is the China model and self-image promotion in the developing countries.
There are many forces that have driven or constrained Chinas big power ambition. This collection focuses on two sets of forces. One is Chinas domestic politics and economic incentives and disincentives. The other is Chinas geopolitical and geo-economic interests. These forces have both motivated and constrained Chinas big power ambition.
The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of Contemporary China.
Suisheng Zhao is Professor and Director of the Center for China-US Cooperation at Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver and Founding Editor of the Journal of Contemporary China.
Chinas Big Power Ambition under Xi Jinping
Narratives and Driving Forces
Edited by
Suisheng Zhao
First published 2022
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Contents
Part I
The Narratives
Suisheng Zhao
Yi Edward Yang
Ray Silvius
Tang Xiaoyang
Pascal Abb
Narisong Huhe and Min Tang
Part II
Domestic Political Economy
Steve Tsang
Hongyi Lai
Yao Lin
Yang Zhong and Wonjae Hwang
Part III
Geopolitics and Geo-Economics
Jean-Pierre Cabestan
Yizheng Zou and Lee Jones
Andrew Scobell
Xin Liu
Gustavo de L. T. Oliveira and Margaret Myers
Malte Brosig
Citation Information
The chapters in this book were originally published in various issues of the Journal of Contemporary China. When citing this material, please use the original citations and page numbering for each article, as follows:
Rhetoric and Reality of Chinas Global Leadership in the Context of COVID-19: Implications for the US-led World Order and Liberal Globalization
Suisheng Zhao
Journal of Contemporary China, volume 30, issue 128 (2021), pp. 233248
Chinas Strategic Narratives in Global Governance Reform under Xi Jinping
Yi Edward Yang
Journal of Contemporary China, volume 30, issue 128 (2021), pp. 299313
Chinas Belt and Road Initiative as Nascent World Order Structure and Concept? Between Sino-Centering and Sino-Deflecting
Ray Silvius
Journal of Contemporary China, volume 30, issue 128 (2021), pp. 314329
Co-evolutionary Pragmatism: Re-examine China Model and Its Impact on Developing Countries
Tang Xiaoyang
Journal of Contemporary China, volume 29, issue 126 (2020), pp. 853870
From Peaceful Rise to Peacebuilder? How Evolving Chinese Discourses and Self-perceptions Impact Its Growing Influence in Conflict Societies
Pascal Abb
Journal of Contemporary China, volume 30, issue 129 (2021), pp. 402416
Business is Business: How Does Trade Relationship Fail to Boost Image of China?
Narisong Huhe and Min Tang
Journal of Contemporary China, volume 30, issue 129 (2021), pp. 417433
Party-state Realism: A Framework for Understanding Chinas Approach to Foreign Policy
Steve Tsang
Journal of Contemporary China, volume 29, issue 122 (2020), pp. 304318
The Rationale and Effects of Chinas Belt and Road Initiative: Reducing Vulnerabilities in Domestic Political Economy
Hongyi Lai
Journal of Contemporary China, volume 30, issue 128 (2021), pp. 330347
Beaconism and the Trumpian Metamorphosis of Chinese Liberal Intellectuals
Yao Lin
Journal of Contemporary China, volume 30, issue 127 (2021), pp. 85101
Why Do Chinese Democrats Tend to Be More Nationalistic? Explaining Popular Nationalism in Urban China
Yang Zhong and Wonjae Hwang
Journal of Contemporary China, volume 29, issue 121 (2020), pp. 6174
Chinas Military Base in Djibouti: A Microcosm of Chinas Growing Competition with the United States and New Bipolarity
Jean-Pierre Cabestan
Journal of Contemporary China, volume 29, issue 125 (2020), pp. 731747
Chinas Response to Threats to Its Overseas Economic Interests: Softening Non-Interference and Cultivating Hegemony
Yizheng Zou and Lee Jones
Journal of Contemporary China, volume 29, issue 121 (2020), pp. 92108
Constructing a U.S.-China Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific and Beyond
Andrew Scobell
Journal of Contemporary China, volume 30, issue 127 (2021), pp. 6984
Chinese Multinational Enterprises Operating in Western Economies: Huawei in the US and the UK
Xin Liu
Journal of Contemporary China, volume 30, issue 129 (2021), pp. 368385