China’s Quest for Peaceful Development——Rethink Power and World Order

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10.2991/978-2-494069-89-3_281How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Peaceful Development; Balance of Relations; Tianxia System

Abstract

Since the emergence of modern nation-state in Europe, the International Relations (IR) discipline was born out of relevant research on modern states. Further, IR is generally dominated by the Western perspective during its development. Western IR theory (IRT) based on western history and western philosophy, the Westphalia system makes western scholars believe that states are in an anarchic self-help system, and the best way to keep a state actor safe is to gain more power. Thus the Anarchy international system and the State's pursuit of material power have become the theoretical assumptions recognized by the Western IRTs. Based on the western IRTs, states prefer take radical foreign policy to improve material power. However, the rise of China has challenged the traditional Western IRT. Since 2008, China has believed in the grand strategy of peaceful development, which is different from the western concern about the power imbalance caused by the rise of great powers, Chinese leaders have constantly emphasized the idea that great powers can also rise peacefully on various occasions. As a country with rich historical and ideological legacies, China has formed the Chinese IRTs based on its distinctive philosophy and history. This article argues that Chinese IRT's emphasis on the Balance of Relations and the Tianxia system could help us reassess the traditional Western IRTs view.

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AU  - Zeen Li
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BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 5th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2022)
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