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China's Political Worldview and Chinese Exceptionalism International Order and Global Leadership
By Benjamin Ho
Copyright 2021
264 Pages
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Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
China's Political Worldview and Chinese Exceptionalism: International Order and Global Leadership' uses the notion of Chinese exceptionalism as a framework to analyze China's international politics and foreign policy. This book argues that China's approach to international relations is best understood in the context of these claims to exceptionalism and China's broader political world view. In... Read more
Introduction, The Rise of China: Political Worldview and Chinese Exceptionalism, Chapter 2. Chinese political worldview: IR with Chinese characteristics, Chapter 3. Who is China: A Remaking of National Identity, Chapter 4. Chinese national image and global leadership, Chapter 5. The Belt and Road and the Path to Chinese Greatness, Chapter 6. Perceiving China (Case studies from Indonesia and Vietnam), Chapter 7. Deciphering China (Views from Singapore), Chapter 8. Conclusion: From Chinese exceptionalism to Chinese universality, Chapter 9. Afterword: Covid-19 and the limits of Chinese exceptionalism, Bibliography, Index.
Biography
Benjamin Tze Ern Ho is Assistant Professor at the China Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research focus includes the study of China’s international relations, with an emphasis on Chinese political worldview and exceptionalism thinking. Other research interests include security multilateralism in the Asia Pacific region with a focus on regional institutions and fora, national security (intelligence), the sociology of religion and public theology (Christianity).
China's Political Worldview and Chinese Exceptionalism is a comprehensive analysis of the components and drivers of the narrative of Chinese exceptionalism, additionally exploring how this narrative is perceived in Asia. Overall, this book is a worthy contribution to debates on the implications of China's rise for international order.,- Zerrin Torun, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 74, Iss. 10,
China's Political Worldview and Chinese Exceptionalism succeeds in directing our attention to the role that exceptionalism plays in China's global affairs and will appeal to a wide range of readers. China scholars will appreciate this authoritative study on Chinese exceptionalism in the age of Xi Jinping, a phenomenon which will likely be ever more present in the years ahead. IR theorists, particularly constructivists, will welcome the nuanced way that ideas and worldviews are included as explanatory variables in China's diplomacy.,- Stephen Smith, The China Quarterly, Vol. 250
