Writing “Revisionist China”: The Political Thought Dimension of the China Threat
Journal
China Review
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
1
Start Page
139
End Page
163
ISSN
16802012
Date Issued
2024
Author(s)
Abstract
The article studies Chinese foreign policy revisionism from the political-thought dimension. It demonstrates that the perception of the China threat was not soley based on materialist facts, a conspiracy rafted by the U.S., or an intended challenge posed by China. It was additionally a derivative of the political thought battle following the Cultural Revolution. Specifically, the critical reflections in various Chinese intellectual circles in response to the perception of Western/ liberal encroachment have led to the unexpected realignment between New-Left Socialism and Neo-Confucianism. The realignment has enabled the construction of revisionism, leading China experts in the West to perceive an existential threat. © 2024, Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. All rights reserved.
Type
journal article