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TY - JOUR
T1 - China's 'new type of Great Power relations'
T2 - a G2 with Chinese characteristics?
AU - Zeng, Jinghan
AU - Breslin, Shaun
N1 - This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in International Affairs following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version JINGHAN ZENG, SHAUN BRESLIN; China's ‘new type of Great Power relations’: a G2 with Chinese characteristics?, International Affairs, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 July 2016, Pages 773–794, https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2346.12656 is available online at: https://academic.oup.com/ia/article/92/4/773/2688082
PY - 2016/7
Y1 - 2016/7
N2 - The rise of China has been reshaping how the country sees its own role in the world. China has become increasingly willing to move from being a norm and system taker to a norm and system shaper (if not yet maker). One example is Xi Jinping's promotion of 'a new type of Great Power relations' designed to create a strategic space in which to operate. By using a mixed quantitative/qualitative analysis, we analyse 141 Chinese articles titled with 'new type of Great Power relations'. We find that although Chinese analysts and policy makers rejected the idea of a G2 in 2009, the mainstream discourse has rapidly shifted to what we call a 'G2 with Chinese characteristics' which indicates a fundamental shift in Chinese evaluation of the power status of itself and others. While some Chinese scholars consider China to have already achieved the status as the world's No. 2 or even a superpower, the mainstream discourse views China as both a Great Power and a rising power at the same time. This, we argue, moderates the expectations of what China can and should do to resolve global problems despite its great power status.
AB - The rise of China has been reshaping how the country sees its own role in the world. China has become increasingly willing to move from being a norm and system taker to a norm and system shaper (if not yet maker). One example is Xi Jinping's promotion of 'a new type of Great Power relations' designed to create a strategic space in which to operate. By using a mixed quantitative/qualitative analysis, we analyse 141 Chinese articles titled with 'new type of Great Power relations'. We find that although Chinese analysts and policy makers rejected the idea of a G2 in 2009, the mainstream discourse has rapidly shifted to what we call a 'G2 with Chinese characteristics' which indicates a fundamental shift in Chinese evaluation of the power status of itself and others. While some Chinese scholars consider China to have already achieved the status as the world's No. 2 or even a superpower, the mainstream discourse views China as both a Great Power and a rising power at the same time. This, we argue, moderates the expectations of what China can and should do to resolve global problems despite its great power status.
U2 - 10.1111/1468-2346.12656
DO - 10.1111/1468-2346.12656
M3 - Journal article
VL - 92
SP - 773
EP - 794
JO - International Affairs
JF - International Affairs
SN - 0020-5850
IS - 4
ER -