1st Edition

Chinese Paradiplomacy at the Peripheries Beyond the Hinterland

By Yao Song, Tianyang Liu Copyright 2024
216 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores how Chinese border provinces have become actors in international relations. Through an analysis of the international actorness – the inherent characteristics of a subnational entity as an international player – of Yunnan and two other geographically peripheral provinces, Guangdong and Guangxi, the domestic, economic, and legislative circumstances that motivated these... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Literature Review and Analytical Framework  3. Dimensions of Yunnan’s Actorness: Motivation  4. Dimensions of Yunnan’s Actorness: Opportunity  5. Dimensions of Yunnan’s International Actorness: Capability  6. Dimensions of Yunnan’s Actorness: Presence  7. Becoming a Normative Power  8. A Comparative Study of the Guangdong and Yunnan Provinces  9. Conclusion

Biography

Yao Song is Research Fellow at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen). At present, he is working on subnational diplomacy, mainland China–Hong Kong relations, and China’s foreign policy. His recent works are published in International Affairs, Critical Asian Studies, The Pacific Review, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, and others.

Tianyang Liu is Associate Professor in the School of Politics and Public Administration at Wuhan University. Tianyang’s research is divided into three main streams: the first is focused on security and China; the second deals with China’s international relations, with a special interest in Chinese paradiplomacy; and the third is focused on post-pandemic China under Xi Jinping. His recent publications appear in International Affairs, Political Geography, Critical Asian Studies, The Pacific Review, Terrorism and Political Violence, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Comunicar, Asian Studies Review, Political Studies Review, International Communication Gazette, and others.