My PhD thesis is entitled as “The discrepancy of Chinese foreign policy and its implications towards the world order”. Below is an abstract of the thesis.
The rise of China has been an important topic in international relations. Scholars want to determine whether China is adapting to the existing world order or upsetting it by holding different mentalities and interests.
Over the last two decades there have been various instances in which Chinese foreign policy has manifested a particular approach, embracing: international intervention, territorial disputes, conflict management, military policy, attitudes towards regional and international institutions, and the degree of compliance towards various international regimes. Although China has developed peacefully in recent decades, its foreign policy will ultimately determine the nature of her influence on the world order.
This research will examine three questions. What are the characteristics of China’s discrepant foreign policy? What factors contribute to it? What are its implications for the world order? It is proposed that geographical proximity, concerns over regional stability, Chinese military ambitions and its regional hegemonic interests correlate with the country’s discrepant foreign policy. Discovering guiding principles that underpin Chinese foreign policy will enable us to answer whether the country will adapt to, shape or upset the world order.
Other research interests are world order issues; Chinese, Indian and Russian perspectives on international relations; Chinese foreign policy; relations between China, Central, East and Southeast Asia; nuclear strategy and missile defense; Chinese and Hong Kong politics.
Apart from writing the PhD thesis, I also work with other scholars in writing China-Myanmar relations, China-Central Asia relations and the latest issues on Hong Kong’s political development.
