The paper explores China’s rise to great power status.
Usually underappreciated, history and ideology continue to shape profoundly Beijing’s view of the international system. The objectives guiding the current Chinese leadership have been defined in conformity with the legacy established by Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. In effect, there is a tremendous amount of continuity in China’s outlook on international relations.
The paper also considers the United States’ response to the emergence of China, as well as the issues separating the parts, and the impact of these divergences on the emerging
regional order.
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