How China Sees The World: Insights From China’s International Relations Scholars

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This book intends to make sense of how Chinese leaders perceive China’s rise in the world through the eyes of China’s international relations (IR) scholars. Drawing on a unique, four-year opinion survey of these scholars at the annual conference of the Chinese Community of Political Science and International Studies (CCPSIS) in Beijing from 2014–2017, the authors examine Chinese IR scholars’ perceptions of and views on key issues related to China’s power, its relationship with the United States and other major countries, and China’s position in the international system and track their changes over time. Furthermore, the authors complement the surveys with a textual analysis of the academic publications in China’s top five IR journals. By comparing and contrasting the opinion surveys and textual analyses, this book sheds new light on how Chinese IR scholars view the world as well as how they might influence China’s foreign policy. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Taking Chinese IR Scholars Seriously (Huiyun Feng, Kai He, Xiaojun Li)....Pages 1-19 On China’s Power and the International Order: Is China a Challenger? (Huiyun Feng, Kai He, Xiaojun Li)....Pages 21-44 On US–China Relations: Problems and Prospects (Huiyun Feng, Kai He, Xiaojun Li)....Pages 45-70 On Chinese Foreign Policy and International Relations (Huiyun Feng, Kai He, Xiaojun Li)....Pages 71-100 Understanding China’s Rise Through the Eyes of Scholars and Beyond (Huiyun Feng, Kai He, Xiaojun Li)....Pages 101-113 Back Matter ....Pages 115-128