A World Safe for Autocracy

By Weiss

There isn't one China, there are many competing visions within its borders. Jessica Chen Weiss uncovers the internal debates shaping Chinese foreign policy and reveals how global forces still influence the country's path on the world stage.

In What China Wants Weiss explores this pluralism to provide a uniquely comprehensive account of Chinese foreign policy. Marshalling original research as well as contemporary and historical scholarship, she illuminates the tensions that lie beneath the surface of authoritarian rule and probes what these mean for China's future on the global stage.

China's trajectory is not set--much is contingent on both domestic and international developments. Neither global shifts in power nor Xi Jinping's rhetoric will fully determine China's foreign policy. For American policymakers, and China-watchers everywhere, Weiss illustrates how international pressures can still shape China's relationship with itself and others. What China Wants is a guide to the tradeoffs and uncertainty that Chinese policy makers face. Where others have showcased underground voices, Weiss depicts the debates among leading thinkers within China that buffet foreign policy. Ultimately she offers a framework for understanding how the government responds to these different interests, and what this has meant for the international order.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197602622
• ISBN13: 9780197602621
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA