Journal Article - Quarterly Journal: International Security
China's Grand Strategy under Xi Jinping: Reassurance, Reform, and Resistance
Summary
While China’s grand strategy under Xi Jinping is clearly distinctive, it does not fundamentally break with the grand strategy that Chinese leaders have embraced since the early 1990s—one that aims to realize China’s “dream of national rejuvenation.” China’s grand strategy under Xi consists of three main elements: (1) repeatedly reassuring others about the benign intentions of a rising China, (2) actively promoting reform of the existing international order, and (3) resolutely resisting challenges to the country’s core interests as defined by the Chinese Communist Party.
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Avery Goldstein, "China's Grand Strategy under Xi Jinping: Reassurance, Reform, and Resistance," International Security, Vol. 45, No. 1 (Summer 2020): https://doi.org/10.1162/isec_a_00383.
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The full text of this publication is available via the original publication source.Avery Goldstein, "China's Grand Strategy under Xi Jinping: Reassurance, Reform, and Resistance," International Security, Vol. 45, No. 1 (Summer 2020): https://doi.org/10.1162/isec_a_00383.
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