China’s “New” Diplomacy: Tactical or Fundamental Change?

Product Description Bringing together Chinese and Western scholars of diplomacy, this book highlights the view that China's 'new' diplomacy is an instrument of foreign policy, a socialising process that fosters both positive and negative change and an important indicator of China's future role. Review "The careful observation and in-depth analysis in this volume is of great help for people to understand the relationship between China and the world as well as China s diplomacy since its reform and opening up." - Li Zhaoqing, former Chinese foreign minister"This outstanding collection of essays, written by prominent scholars of China, Australia, and other countries, addresses the new diplomacy of China in recent years, discussing in a most comprehensive way the domestic and international factors that have helped shape China s diplomatic strategy and practices. China s New Diplomacy, with its excellent scholarship that is insightful, informative and well-balanced, is essential reading for anyone interested in China s foreign policy and diplomacy." - Wu Jianmin, former Chinese ambassador to France and the Netherlands About the Author Pauline Kerr PhD (Australian National University) is Fellow and Director of Studies at the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy (APCD) at the Australian National University. Stuart Harris, BEc (Sydney) and PhD (The Australian National University), is Professor in the Department of International Relations at the Australian National University." "Qin Yaqing, PhD (Missouri-Columbia) is Executive Vice President and Professor of International Studies at the China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU), Vice-President of the China National Association for International Studies, andExecutive Deputy Director of the East Asian Studies Center of CFAU. "