The Identity Factor in Chinese Relations with Europe
eBook - ePub

The Identity Factor in Chinese Relations with Europe

China and the Barbarian Civilization

  1. 254 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Identity Factor in Chinese Relations with Europe

China and the Barbarian Civilization

About this book

This book offers a sustained, historically grounded analysis of the identity factor in China-Europe relations. The identity of the modern Chinese state was forged in the context of European emissaries, gunboats, and books. The effects still shape China's policies towards Europe today, as it becomes a focal point in the great power competition between the US and China. The author argues that identity dilemmas are central to Chinese Europe policies, both past and present. This is reflected in the two-pronged composition of the book; one historical section, combined and complemented with one contemporary section. Case studies of three key political flashpoints between the EU, individual European countries, and China over the last two decades, demonstrates the contemporary relevance of a set of identity issues whose deep roots are uncovered through analysing Chinese political texts from the preceding two centuries. Aimed primarily at scholars and students of Chinese and European international relations this book will also be of interest to scholars of ontological security theory, constructivism, and other identity-driven approaches to international politics.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Endorsements Page
  3. Half-Title Page
  4. Series Page
  5. Title Page
  6. Copyright Page
  7. Dedication Page
  8. Contents
  9. Foreword
  10. Preface
  11. Acknowledgements
  12. 1 Introducing the China-Europe Identity Issue
  13. 2 Ontological Security with Chinese Characteristics?
  14. 3 The History of the Chinese Image of Europe
  15. 4 Re-Establishing China in a Eurocentric Order
  16. 5 CCP's New China in a Post-War World
  17. 6 Embargo Breakdown in the New Millennium
  18. 7 The 2008 Olympic Troubles
  19. 8 Boycotts of Europe in Xi Jinping's New Era
  20. 9 Identity Matters
  21. Appendix
  22. Index