China and the liberal international order
A Pragmatic and Dynamic Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4036343 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruonan Liu (0000-0001-9181-6934), Songpo Yang (0009-0001-2055-9704) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1383-1400 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-5850 • E-ISSN: 1468-2346 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ia/iiad169 |
| OpenAlex | W4382918046 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
How can we make sense of China's perceptions of and relationship with the liberal international order (LIO)? The majority of notable works on this topic have been written by foreign scholars who emphasize China's discontent with, or challenges it poses to, the LIO, while Chinese scholars have either focused solely on academic debates or attempted to interpret official foreign policies. This article aims to provide a balanced analysis of China's view of order by examining theoretical thought and policy practices from a Chinese perspective, drawing insights from both Chinese academic writings and government statements. We argue that there exists a perceptual difference between China and the West in understanding the postwar international order, with China emphasizing the functional part of the order and the West regarding it as based on its preferred ideological values. This perceptual difference has caused international suspicion about China's potential intentions to overthrow the LIO. In practice, China's approach has remained pragmatic, interacting dynamically with different subcomponents of the LIO. Although China's recent interactions with the LIO appear more ambitious, internal and external constraints, insufficient capacity, and lack of universally appealing values are preventing the birth of a Chinese version of international order
China · Economics · Epistemology · Foreign policy · Government (linguistics) · Ideology · International relations · Law and economics · Linguistics · Order (exchange) · Perception · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · International Development and Aid · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |