Author(s): Simon Shen (Editor), Jean-Marc F. Blanchard (Editor, Contributor), Ghulam Ali (Contributor), Yu Bin (Contributor), Wang Chengzhi (Contributor), Chien-peng Chung (Contributor), Norafidah Ismail (Contributor), Han Lheem (Contributor), James Manicom (Contributor), Gregory J. Moore (Contributor), Tim Niblock (Contributor), Ramon Pacheco Pardo (Contributor), Li Hak Yin (Contributor)
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication Date: 12 May 2010
Language: English
Print length: 336 pages
ISBN-10: 0739139940
ISBN-13: 9780739139943
Book Description
Since the end of the Cold War, the new Chinese leadership generation has had to promulgate new guiding principles for handling global diplomacy which acknowledges China’s new position. Given the dramatic changes in the international system and its domestic economic success for the growing “China’s rise” idea on the global stage, China in the 21st century faces a mixture of old and new challenges, including terrorism, hegemonism, and authoritarianism. While Deng Xiaooping combined Taoism, an ancient Chinese philosophy, into “Taoist diplomacy” in response to the hostile international position after the Tiananmen Incident, China’s foreign policy keeps changing, and the multidimensional diplomacy adopted by China can be seen as a consistent theme in Chinese foreign policy in the 21st century. Multidimensional Diplomacy of Contemporary China attempts to examine the origins, guiding principles and sequential outcomes of China’s multidimensional diplomacy in the 21st century, working under the flag of “peaceful development,” “harmonious international order,” and “global responsibility.” The contributions are grouped into three sections. The first discusses the theoretical foundations of multidimensional diplomacy. The second section turns the analytical focus to China’s immediate neighbors in East Asia, and at last the book will go beyond the immediate neighborhood of China to the global community. These essays explore China’s dealings with the countries of Africa, the Gulf, and the South Pacific and provide other in-depth analyses on China’s foreign policy towards Pakistan, Russia, and Japan. This book seeks to significantly shape the knowledge and thinking about China’s global interactions in the 21st century.
Editorial Reviews
Review
This is a well-researched and comprehensive study of the new Chinese foreign policy consonant with the harmonious world doctrine of the present Chinese leadership. It presents China’s new multidimensional approach to diplomacy across a large part of the world. — Yue-man Yeung, Chinese University of Hong Kong
This volume provides a wide-ranging analysis of China’s ‘multidimensional diplomacy’ as the means by which to promote ‘peaceful development’ and a ‘harmonious world’ and its practical influence on China’s approach to regional and world affairs. The volume is written by Chinese foreign policy experts and analysts who collectively offer an in-depth and well structured study on Chinese new foreign policy under Hu Jintao. — Sujian Guo
Overall, the book is an engaging read and provides salient insights into China’s growing diplomatic activism and global role. The quality and depth of scholarly research and argument is impressive. It is particularly refreshing to note that the list of contributors encompasses a wide range of Sinologists and Chinese foreign policy experts across the academic spectrum, ranging from doctoral candidates to full professors. ―
The China Journal
About the Author
Simon Shen is research assistant professor and director of the International Relations Research Programme at the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard is associate professor of international relations and associate director of the Center for US-China Policy Studies at San Francisco State University.
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