Governance Models with Chinese Characteristics
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https://doi.org/10.34624/ro.v0i4.40064Keywords:
Governance, Politics, China, Global OrderAbstract
The aim of this study is to carry out a literature review of the concept of governance in the context of the People's Republic of China. While existing studies on Chinese governance often focus on governance from a business perspective, this analysis excludes that realm. Instead, it delves into the field of governance in the sphere of contemporary politics in China, both at the level of foreign and domestic policy, covering the period from 1978 to 2023. The lack of academic consensus on this issue of Chinese positioning in political governance is evident in both China studies and political science, with two predominant perspectives: one that defends China's peaceful rise as a statu quo power and another that presents the 'Chinese threat' as a tangible reality. This article analyses the factors that underpin both trends, highlighting the inherent and strategic ambiguity that characterizes China's positioning in this and other matters, and the role of its governance model in the new global order.
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