Confucius’ Trap? : The roots of China’s Strategy

The rise of the People’s Republic of China has spurred research into whether this rising power will end up colliding with the United States, following a pattern that Graham Allison has called Thucydides’ Trap. However, some of these studies depart from the idea that the State is a unified actor and...

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Autor principal: Eissa, Sergio Gabriel
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Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2024
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China
Confucius
constructivism
trade
investment
culture
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spelling I15-R203-article-7682024-05-06T13:03:19Z Confucius’ Trap? : The roots of China’s Strategy Confucius’ Trap? : The roots of China’s Strategy Eissa, Sergio Gabriel China Confucius constructivism trade investment culture China Confucius constructivism trade investment culture The rise of the People’s Republic of China has spurred research into whether this rising power will end up colliding with the United States, following a pattern that Graham Allison has called Thucydides’ Trap. However, some of these studies depart from the idea that the State is a unified actor and that conflict is inherent to the international system. In other words, China will behave in the same manner as all western powers on the international stage. This article will sustain that it is impossible to analyse and/or infer the potential conduct of the People’s Republic of China without grasping its over 2000-year’s cultural heritage. The legacy of Confucianism enjoyed a rebirth in the People’s Republic of China since the 1990s. In this sense, the theoretical tool of constructivism is used to study that legacy and its impact on Chinese strategic thinking, which is also linked to Chinese traditions and can be observed in the dynamics of Wéiqí: the weakening of the adversary in order to obtain greater territorial control. To that effect, we observe how investment, trade and cultural penetration by China into the world has evolved in the last few years. The rise of the People’s Republic of China has spurred research into whether this rising power will end up colliding with the United States, following a pattern that Graham Allison has called Thucydides’ Trap. However, some of these studies depart from the idea that the State is a unified actor and that conflict is inherent to the international system. In other words, China will behave in the same manner as all western powers on the international stage. This article will sustain that it is impossible to analyse and/or infer the potential conduct of the People’s Republic of China without grasping its over 2000-year’s cultural heritage. The legacy of Confucianism enjoyed a rebirth in the People’s Republic of China since the 1990s. In this sense, the theoretical tool of constructivism is used to study that legacy and its impact on Chinese strategic thinking, which is also linked to Chinese traditions and can be observed in the dynamics of Wéiqí: the weakening of the adversary in order to obtain greater territorial control. To that effect, we observe how investment, trade and cultural penetration by China into the world has evolved in the last few years. Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2024-05-04 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://perspectivasrcs.unr.edu.ar/index.php/PRCS/article/view/768 10.35305/prcs.v9i17.768 Perspectivas Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Vol. 9 No. 17 (2024): Perspectivas Publicación continua | No. 17 Enero-Junio 2024 Perspectivas Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Vol. 9 Núm. 17 (2024): Perspectivas Publicación continua | No. 17 Enero-Junio 2024 2525-1112 spa https://perspectivasrcs.unr.edu.ar/index.php/PRCS/article/view/768/414 Derechos de autor 2024 Autor https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.es
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topic China
Confucius
constructivism
trade
investment
culture
China
Confucius
constructivism
trade
investment
culture
spellingShingle China
Confucius
constructivism
trade
investment
culture
China
Confucius
constructivism
trade
investment
culture
Eissa, Sergio Gabriel
Confucius’ Trap? : The roots of China’s Strategy
topic_facet China
Confucius
constructivism
trade
investment
culture
China
Confucius
constructivism
trade
investment
culture
author Eissa, Sergio Gabriel
author_facet Eissa, Sergio Gabriel
author_sort Eissa, Sergio Gabriel
title Confucius’ Trap? : The roots of China’s Strategy
title_short Confucius’ Trap? : The roots of China’s Strategy
title_full Confucius’ Trap? : The roots of China’s Strategy
title_fullStr Confucius’ Trap? : The roots of China’s Strategy
title_full_unstemmed Confucius’ Trap? : The roots of China’s Strategy
title_sort confucius’ trap? : the roots of china’s strategy
description The rise of the People’s Republic of China has spurred research into whether this rising power will end up colliding with the United States, following a pattern that Graham Allison has called Thucydides’ Trap. However, some of these studies depart from the idea that the State is a unified actor and that conflict is inherent to the international system. In other words, China will behave in the same manner as all western powers on the international stage. This article will sustain that it is impossible to analyse and/or infer the potential conduct of the People’s Republic of China without grasping its over 2000-year’s cultural heritage. The legacy of Confucianism enjoyed a rebirth in the People’s Republic of China since the 1990s. In this sense, the theoretical tool of constructivism is used to study that legacy and its impact on Chinese strategic thinking, which is also linked to Chinese traditions and can be observed in the dynamics of Wéiqí: the weakening of the adversary in order to obtain greater territorial control. To that effect, we observe how investment, trade and cultural penetration by China into the world has evolved in the last few years.
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