Summary In 2013, China proposed its Belt and Road Initiative to promote trade,
infrastructure, and commercial associations with 65 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe …

This article analyzes discussions, resources, and prospects for soft power in China, focusing
on the Beijing Consensus, foreign policy, and civilization. It posits that the country's …

In 1949 Mao Zedong made the historic proclamation that" the Chinese people have stood
up". This statement was significant, undoubtedly reflecting the changing nature not only of …

The global issue of humanitarian intervention has become more pronounced and
complicated in recent years due to increasingly diverging views on addressing security …

Abstract Are East Asian states reacting to China's rise according to balance-of-power
expectations? This review discusses the pertinent debate and presents overtime data …

Two analytical perspectives–conventional wisdom derived from warlordism and European
colonialism, and soft-power concepts drawn from post-Cold-War American international …

This study argues that overt US competition with China for influence in Asia is unwelcome,
counterproductive for US interests, and unwarranted given the limited challenge posed by …

China's rapid development is influencing global patterns of resource use and their
associated environmental and geopolitical impacts. Trend projections suggest that China's …

With China's global rise, both its state leadership and key academics have engaged in
developing a civilisational discourse for the twenty-first century partly based on ancient …

Ever closer relations between China and Europe over the last decade have sparked
speculation about an emerging axis or balance of power vis-à-vis the United States. China …