Assertive Nationalism in Chinese Foreign Policy

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Can Confucianism enrich Chinese foreign policy? The purpose of this thesis is to explore the main tradition of Confucian foreign policy in the history of the Chinese empire and to propose the influence of this on the foreign policy of modern China. The general concept of Confucianism pacifism is not a reliable tradition of Confucian foreign policy, it is a contemporary Chinese myth that was built in the beginning of the 20th century. On the contrary, the tradition of Confucian foreign policy is characterized by contrasting the concept of inclusiveness with the concept of foreign aversion and has not abandoned the use of force as a legitimate tool of foreign policy. Both traditions are supported by Chinese traditional anthropological theory. The use of inclusiveness or foreign phobia in foreign policy is an accidental result of the interaction of relations in China's diplomatic relations. Confucian comprehensive humanism is embodied in a comprehensive tradition and can provide important ideological awareness for contemporary Chinese foreign policy.

Can modern Confucianism help to enrich the knowledge base of China's foreign policy? The atmosphere of the current knowledge of China's foreign policy can not be relied much. In particular, on the left, self-confident nationalism and geopolitical nationalism are based on maximizing excessive dexterity interest, and to the left there is a special heretical and ideological character. The ties between the policies between them may become isolationism and aggressive China with strong arrogance and excessive ambition, especially during the rapid rise of the Chinese regime. It will be extremely uneasy to simplify China 's foreign policy to rough tool logic of power politics and define their own interests in a narrow sense.

What is the meaning of this analysis for the way the outside world deals with China? China's confidence has dominated China 's foreign policy debate since 2009, [89] and since it shows attacks and enlargements to the surroundings of China, it has said that it has caused serious damage to the relationship between China and neighboring countries It is considered. However, from this analysis point of view, the problem is not self-confidence of the Chinese itself, whether the inclusive relationship as an intellectual source of Chinese foreign policy can sometimes suppress or suppress the aggressive political urge It is in. China's Foreign Policy Recognized that aspects of the comprehensive relations of Chinese foreign policy can reduce undue concern about the impact of China's rise