China Rise
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Assess the question of “China’s peaceful rise” from the standpoint of at least two of the paradigms. * -------------------------------------------------
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Introduction
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Realism and liberalism are the two important theoretical frameworks explain and predict the patterns of international relations in general and security in particular. While realism considers the states always are adversaries of each others so world peace is very difficult to realize without a global central authority(Betts), conversely, liberalism treat states are rational entities with benign-oriented commitments so that international peace could be achieved and facilitated under the supports of international institutions such as United Nations. As a new power and a large economy of the world, the ‘peaceful rise’ policy of People Republic of China (PRC) , could be explorered by both paradigms. Based on that comparative study, this essay will find out the contrast and convergence of the two paradigms in the case of the most powerful communist country, but set aside from the viewpoint of Marxism. Additionally, this essay suggests that there is a convergence in explaining for the PRC’s peaceful rise policy from the viewpoints of both paradigms. As a result, a new framework to assess similar international security policies will be proposed. This is an initial effort to invent a new paradigm which is totally different with communism to be best applied in formulating and implementing international security policy which could be applied in a similar country like China to achieve a more peaceful world. As a result, this finding will reject the assumption that communism is the theoretical framework used to achieve this policy and incline with the finding from Fukuyama (p.7) that
Assess the question of “China’s peaceful rise” from the standpoint of at least two of the paradigms. * -------------------------------------------------
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Introduction
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Realism and liberalism are the two important theoretical frameworks explain and predict the patterns of international relations in general and security in particular. While realism considers the states always are adversaries of each others so world peace is very difficult to realize without a global central authority(Betts), conversely, liberalism treat states are rational entities with benign-oriented commitments so that international peace could be achieved and facilitated under the supports of international institutions such as United Nations. As a new power and a large economy of the world, the ‘peaceful rise’ policy of People Republic of China (PRC) , could be explorered by both paradigms. Based on that comparative study, this essay will find out the contrast and convergence of the two paradigms in the case of the most powerful communist country, but set aside from the viewpoint of Marxism. Additionally, this essay suggests that there is a convergence in explaining for the PRC’s peaceful rise policy from the viewpoints of both paradigms. As a result, a new framework to assess similar international security policies will be proposed. This is an initial effort to invent a new paradigm which is totally different with communism to be best applied in formulating and implementing international security policy which could be applied in a similar country like China to achieve a more peaceful world. As a result, this finding will reject the assumption that communism is the theoretical framework used to achieve this policy and incline with the finding from Fukuyama (p.7) that
References: * ------------------------------------------------- Pan E, 2006, http://www.cfr.org/china/promise-pitfalls-chinas-peaceful-rise/p10446#p2 * ------------------------------------------------- Marsh, P 2011, China noses ahead as top goods producer, http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/002fd8f0-4d96-11e0-85e4-00144feab49a.html#axzz27IKjXkxB * -------------------------------------------------