Writing China's “Big-Power Diplomacy”: A Comparison of the Taiwan and the Mainland Literature
Resource
政治科學論叢, 13, 147-164
Journal
政治科學論叢
Journal Issue
13
Pages
147-164
Date Issued
2000-12
Date
2000-12
Author(s)
Shih, C.Y.
Abstract
This paper reviews the literature on "China's big-power diplomacy" in Taiwan as well as China. From the realist traditions, the literature in Taiwan is concerned with how big-power diplomacy may help improve China's power status in the world and affect Taiwan. In contrast, the Chinese literature witnesses a debate between idealism and realism and involves a quest for the meaning of China being a big power. On the whole, those who in China conceive of big-power diplomacy as a useful political discourse caution against militant policy toward Taiwan. The paper argues that there is a clear cognitive cleavage between the two streams of literature in terms of the meaning of big-power diplomacy.
Subjects
中共外交；大國外交；兩岸關係；現實主義；理想主義；Chinese foreign policy；big-power diplomacy；cross-Strait relations；realism；idealism
Type
journal article