The Rise of China and Chinese International Relations Scholarship (Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development)

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between Chinese international relations (IR) scholarship and China’s rise as a world power.

The author examines how China’s rising international status since the early 1990s has shaped the country’s IR studies, and the different ways that Chinese IR scholars are interpreting that rise.

The book offers insights into how local Chinese scholars are constructing IR knowledge, dealing with intersections between indigenous Chinese and imported IR theory and concepts, and analyzing “their China” in terms of its current rise to power.

With a focus on the unique perspectives of Chinese scholars, this book represents one of few efforts to determine how Chinese IR scholars are manipulating existing (mostly Western) IR theories to support their policy propositions and identity statements.

The author’s research interests include international relations (IR) theory, international security, Chinese foreign policy, cross-Strait relations, and Taiwanese democratization.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complex relationship between China's rise and its IR scholarship.