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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2021

Lee Jones
Affiliation:
Queen Mary University of London
Shahar Hameiri
Affiliation:
University of Queensland
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This chapter introduces the book and its main arguments. It first discusses the International Relations debate over China’s rise, and its limitations. The debate is polarised between those depicting China as a revisionist actor, or as supporting the status quo. The debate is at an impasse because evidence exists on both sides. What is needed is a framework that can account for both sorts of behaviour. This requires rejecting the assumption that China is a monolithic actor pursuing a coherent grand strategy. In reality, since the late 1970s, the Chinese party-state has become fragmented, decentralised and internationalised, greatly expanding the range of actors involved in China’s foreign affairs. Because these actors are only loosely coordinated within a Chinese-style regulatory state, this produces a wide range of international outcomes that do not necessarily reflect top leaders’ intentions. The chapter also outlines the structure and contents of the rest of the book.

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Fractured China
How State Transformation Is Shaping China's Rise
, pp. 1 - 19
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Introduction
  • Lee Jones, Queen Mary University of London, Shahar Hameiri, University of Queensland
  • Book: Fractured China
  • Online publication: 21 October 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009047487.001
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  • Introduction
  • Lee Jones, Queen Mary University of London, Shahar Hameiri, University of Queensland
  • Book: Fractured China
  • Online publication: 21 October 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009047487.001
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  • Introduction
  • Lee Jones, Queen Mary University of London, Shahar Hameiri, University of Queensland
  • Book: Fractured China
  • Online publication: 21 October 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009047487.001
Available formats
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