Hegemony with Chinese Characteristics: From the Tributary System to the Belt and Road Initiative

Hegemony with Chinese Characteristics compares China's historical relationship with its neighbors to the Belt and Road Initiative, suggesting that China is likely to become a more active and decisive hegemon. The book provides an innovative study of the power generated by China's global rise and is a valuable resource for scholars and students of Chinese foreign policy and international relations.

Format: Hardback
Length: 154 pages
Publication date: 21 May 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The historical relationship between China and its neighbors is compared to the evolving trajectory of the Belt and Road Initiative in the book "Hegemony with Chinese Characteristics." It explores the question of what this comparison reveals about the type of hegemon China is likely to evolve into. China is expected to play a more active and influential role in the international community, raising concerns about how it will manage its responsibilities and interests. The ambiguous and assertive Belt and Road Initiative is a particularly significant concern in this regard.

To gain insights into China's approach to foreign relations in the twenty-first century, the book draws on the Tributary System, which provides concrete evidence of how Chinese dynasties interacted with foreigners. This reference point is particularly relevant given China's recent re-embracing of its history and pre-revolutionary identity, following the turbulence of the Century of Humiliation and the Maoist Era. Confucius, one of the major targets of the Cultural Revolution, is being rehabilitated alongside other ideologies and philosophies suppressed during the Mao era.

The book "Hegemony with Chinese Characteristics" employs hegemony as an analytic lens to examine the power generated by China's global rise. It offers an innovative study of the power dynamics at play in the international system. This book will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of Chinese foreign policy and international relations, serving as a benchmark for further research in these fields.

Weight: 454g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367751074