Download full text
(443.3Kb)
Citation Suggestion
Please use the following Persistent Identifier (PID) to cite this document:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-63209-0
Exports for your reference manager
How does neo-liberalism explain the likelihood of China's threat towards United States' global hegemony in the 21st century?
[journal article]
Abstract This paper elaborates the likelihood of China to revise the current international regime led by US’ global hegemony. The main questions of this paper are: How does neoliberalism explain the chance of China's threat towards United States' Global Hegemony in the 21st century? Moreover, how the asserti... view more
This paper elaborates the likelihood of China to revise the current international regime led by US’ global hegemony. The main questions of this paper are: How does neoliberalism explain the chance of China's threat towards United States' Global Hegemony in the 21st century? Moreover, how the assertive approaches of China under Xi Jinping leadership could be explained under "China Peaceful Rise" thesis? A number of analysts, such as John J. Mearsheimer and G. John Ikenberry have already engaged in a debate on whether the rise of China's economy would change it into a revisionist state that engage in a hegemonic war against the United States. This paper contributes to this debate by providing an analysis of ‘China Threat Theory' vs. "China Peaceful Rise" thesis. In order to find out the likelihood of China to pursue global hegemony in the near future, an analysis is conducted by utilizing Neo-liberalism as a theoretical
framework. This paper argues that despite the neo-realists’ assumption of China's potential threat over the current liberal international system, China's tremendous economic rise can be accommodated peacefully. The assertive foreign policies of China
under Xi Jinping leadership do not necessarily imply China’s threat towards US global hegemony. The inference of this paper has a wider implication on the literature of
"China Peaceful Rise", as the concept has evolved in addressing the dynamic challenges encountered by China along the way.... view less
Keywords
hegemony; economic development (on national level); neoliberalism; China; United States of America
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Neo-realism
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 20-33
Journal
Journal of ASEAN Studies, 4 (2016) 1
ISSN
2338-1353
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed