China's Contemporary Foreign Policy Behavior: An Analysis through Realist, Liberal and Constructive Perspectives
China’s tremendous rise will certainly be one of the major turbulent of the current century. Chinese leadership has already astonished the world with its economic development and active diplomacy. It is apparent that there will be a greater increase in Chinese power, influence, and involvement in regional and global affairs in future decades. We cannot envisage the exact nature of Chinese objectives and intentions in near future, however, we can proclaim that Chinese aims will be more spacious than they now are. Some observers view this increasing Chinese enthusiasm in regional affairs as a step towards regional hegemony, while others regard it as promotion of mutual understandings and economic interdependence. Some regional states are viewing Chinese policies with cautions and concerns have been raised in international community. To discuss and elaborate all these aspects of Chinese foreign policy behavior; the major paradigms like realism, liberalism, and constructivism will be explored respectively.
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Foreign Policy, Strategic Options, Power, Interdependence, Identity
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(1) Asif Farooq
Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Political Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Umbreen Javaid
Professor, Department of Political Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.