History, Tradition and the China Dream: socialist modernization in the World of Great Harmony

Callahan, William A.

doi:10.1080/10670564.2015.1030915

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“…There is much to be said for an argument that plays on the significance of the "remembered history" (Zhao 2015) of China's imperial past updated through the socialist lens of recent history, particularly its serial humiliations (Callahan 2015), to reclaim China's place in the world and popular legitimation of the regime at home in China (one of the key objectives of the current leadership; Johnson 2015). But even this more nuanced approach misses the extent to which in Beijing it has been the navy and elements in the Communist party supportive of it that have been opportunistically using the disputes to increase their say (and budgets) within the regime (Khong 2013).…”

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Sovereignty regimes in the South China Sea: assessing contemporary Sino-US relations

Rolf

Agnew

2016

Eurasian Geography and Economics

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a politics and international studies (spais), Faculty of social sciences and Law, school of sociology, university of Bristol, Bristol, uK; b department of Geography, university of california, Los angeles, ca, usa ABSTRACT This article outlines how a materialist understanding of foreign policy predicated on contrasting sovereignty regimes might be applied to current conflicts between China and the United States and its allies in the South China Sea. A stark divergence between liberal and realist commentary, policy prescriptions, and policy practices has emerged in both China and the United States. We provide a critical overview of the dispute before arguing that these disparities are, at root, symptoms of a material contradiction between the benefits and risks of economic interdependence and territorial expansionism. These symptoms are consequently founded upon a realworld paradox, refracted through fundamentally different modalities of practicing state sovereignty, and will ultimately be resolved politically. An intensification of interstate rivalry is fast becoming the outcome of a period of unprecedented economic interconnectedness, to which these variegated sovereignty regimes are contributing.

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Sovereignty regimes in the South China Sea: assessing contemporary Sino-US relations

Rolf

Agnew

2016

Eurasian Geography and Economics

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“…To meet the new expectations of the people, to improve the image of Chinese sports and to realise the dream of becoming a powerful sports nation. (SC 2015a) It is revealing that this explanation refers explicitly to the key concept of the Chinese Dream, which, in contrast to the "American Dream," is not mainly about the economic comfort of the middle class but also has strongly nationalistic undertones to it too (Ferdinand 2016;Callahan 2015a).…”

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Chinese Football in the Era of Xi Jinping: What do Supporters Think?

Gündogan¹,

Sonntag

2018

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

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Football has become a field of high priority for development by the central government of the People's Republic of China. After Xi Jinping took office as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012, a football development strategy was launched, including four “comprehensive” reforms. The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of these reforms by Chinese football supporters – a fundamental stakeholder group – through an online survey. Particular emphasis was laid on how nationalistic attitudes underpin supporters' expectations, especially with regard to the concept of the “Chinese Dream.” In addition, issues of football governance were also addressed.

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“…In terms of grand strategy, then, there is a marked shift from the universal ideologies of socialism, developmentalism, and internationalism to the more parochial concept of nationalism: ‘China’ is the referent in most of Xi’s slogans. Yet Xi’s (2014c) appeal to ‘cultural tradition and values’ is not evidence of a shift from socialism to nationalism, but signifies a new combination of 20th century socialism and pre-modern Chinese culture, both of which are seen as ‘traditions’ of China as a civilization-state in the 21st century (Callahan, 2015b; Hu, 2013; Yang, 2015; Zhang, 2014). Indeed, Chinese intellectuals commonly say that in order to solve the PRC’s current problems they need to appeal to three traditions: Reform, Revolution, and Chinese civilization (see Hu, 2013; Qin, 2006).…”

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China’s “Asia Dream”

Callahan

2016

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

248

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Since Xi Jinping became leader in 2012, he has redirected Chinese foreign policy. This article examines the role of peripheral diplomacy in Xi’s emerging grand strategy. While it is popular to look to theories of the international system – offensive realism and liberal institutionalism – to explore this issue, this article follows constructivism to take seriously the role of ideas and domestic politics in foreign policy-making. Through an analysis of official and unofficial sources, it traces linkages between ideas, institutions, and behavior in Chinese foreign policy. In particular, it argues that Beijing is combining new ideas (China Dream, Asia Dream), new policies (comprehensive diplomacy and security), new institutions (AIIB) and new projects (BRI) to build what Xi calls the ‘community of shared destiny.’ The goal is to weave neighboring countries into a Sino-centric network of economic, political, cultural, and security relations. Beijing’s grand strategy thus is to re-constitute the regional order – and eventually global order – with new governance ideas, norms, and rules. Hence while the Asian region is an important focus of Chinese foreign policy, Beijing’s peripheral diplomacy is about more than win-win cooperation in the neighborhood. It also acts as the means to the much larger end of promoting China’s new vision of global governance. Theoretically, the article shows how ‘connectivity’ is more than an issue of the ‘hardware’ of physical infrastructure; it is also a ‘software’ issue of the connectivity of ideas, institutions, and behavior in diplomacy itself.

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History, Tradition and the China Dream: socialist modernization in the World of Great Harmony

Abstract: How will China influence world politics in the twenty

Cited by 46 publications

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Sovereignty regimes in the South China Sea: assessing contemporary Sino-US relations

Sovereignty regimes in the South China Sea: assessing contemporary Sino-US relations

Chinese Football in the Era of Xi Jinping: What do Supporters Think?

China’s “Asia Dream”

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