Is COVID-Era Assertiveness in Chinese Foreign Policy Novel?

G. Venkat Raman and Bappaditya Mukherjee
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G. Venkat Raman: Indian Institute of Management Indore, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. gvenkat@iimidr.ac.in
Bappaditya Mukherjee: Freelance Researcher, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. bappam@gmail.com

China Report, 2021, vol. 57, issue 4, 417-432

Abstract: China has responded to criticisms of its handling of the COVID outbreak by an assertive foreign policy style referred to as ‘wolf-warrior diplomacy’. This study argues that this does not represent a radical shift in Chinese foreign policy but exacerbates a pre-existing trend. We say that this assertiveness builds upon the twin pillars of ‘core interests and the unambiguous exposition of the ‘striving for achievement’ policy adopted by China since Xi Jinping’s elevation as the President in 2012. We outline China’s response to its competition with the United States, based on heightened nationalism and practiced through centralised decision making.

Keywords: China; liberal international order; US hegemony; China–US relations; rising powers; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/00094455211047068

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