Dreaming of the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation

Kallio, Jyrki

doi:10.1007/s40647-015-0097-4

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“…Politics: Achieving the nation's rejuvenation involves building a modern socialist country that is politically democratic (with an anti-corruption focus), culturally advanced, and militarily strong (The State Council Information Office of the PRC, 2015). International relations: China should take its 'rightful place' by removing any remnants of past humiliations brought about by colonial powers and wars, and cementing China's territorial integrity and sovereignty (Kallio, 2015). Furthermore, China should challenge the West's global domination in place since the Industrial Revolution (Kuhn, 2014).…”

Section: The Meta-narrative Of the Chinese Dream As Public Diplomacymentioning

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From External Propaganda to Mediated Public Diplomacy: The Construction of the Chinese Dream in President Xi Jinping’s New Year Speeches

Thomas

2020

Palgrave Macmillan Series in Global Public Diplomacy

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From External Propaganda to Mediated Public Diplomacy: The Construction of the Chinese Dream in President Xi Jinping’s New Year Speeches

Thomas

2020

Palgrave Macmillan Series in Global Public Diplomacy

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“…While Chinese leaders have perceived the strategic opportunity to expand their interests and influence in the region, they have also realized that their behavior is restrained by regional and international actors and factors. In this scenario, Chinese assertive behavior might cause other powers to counter its expanding power and influence and challenge its goals established under the slogan of 'rejuvenation of the nation' (Kallio, 2015). In response, though China has adopted a policy of engaging various states in a network of multilateral fora yet the intra-regional and extra-regional polarization of the states hasshown signs of deep friction (Glaser & Viers, 2016).…”

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Is China Pursuing a ‘Regional’ Hegemony? Strategic Sources of China’sassertive-Cum-Benevolent Behaviour

Mirza

Hashemi²,

Malik³

2020

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Purpose of the study: Besides analyzing multilateral fora and their importance for China’s ‘Asia Dream,’ this study celaborates on the strategic sources of China’s behavior in the Asia-Pacific and beyond and the strategic initiatives that it has taken to preserve and expand its influence. Methodology: This is a qualitative explanatory case study. The research is conducted using an embedded case study in which phenomena under investigation are analyzed at the individual, state, and system levels. Primary data in the form of speeches (mostly of President Xi Jinping) and white papers issued by the Chinese government are used. Main Findings: China’s contemporary behavior has not only made its foreign policy vital for the pursuance of its interests but has also been gauged by the regional states with a mix of skepticism and opportunism. On the one hand, China’s assertiveness is perceived as a threat by the regional and some extra-regional states, forcing them to pursue balancing and/or hedging strategies. On the other, they have capitalized upon Chinese-led multilateral initiatives to strengthen themselves by bringing their economies in alignment with that of China. The study deliberates the historical traditions of Tianxia and Neo-Confucianism and their impact on contemporary Chinese strategic thinking. The study finds that China's strategic behavior under President Xi Jinping has metamorphosed into an admix of assertiveness and benevolence carefully crafted to pursue its core interests – an aspiring benevolent ‘regional’ hegemon. Applications of this study: The study is useful for the students, scholars, and policy practitioners of International Relations and Area Studies, specifically those involved with China and the Asia Pacific. Novelty/Originality of this study: China has been accused of pursuing hegemonistic designs in the region and beyond. This study dissects this discourse while seeing whether those who are generating the discourse are benefitting from China’s overtures or not.

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The Chinese Dream: Imagining China

Bislev

2015

Fudan J. Hum. Soc. Sci.

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Dreaming of the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation

Cited by 7 publications

References 2 publications

From External Propaganda to Mediated Public Diplomacy: The Construction of the Chinese Dream in President Xi Jinping’s New Year Speeches

From External Propaganda to Mediated Public Diplomacy: The Construction of the Chinese Dream in President Xi Jinping’s New Year Speeches

Is China Pursuing a ‘Regional’ Hegemony? Strategic Sources of China’sassertive-Cum-Benevolent Behaviour

The Chinese Dream: Imagining China

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