

China's Foreign Policy Contradictions
Lessons from China's R2P, Hong Kong, and WTO Policy
Author: Tim Nicholas Ruhlig
Narrator: Jamie Renell
Unabridged: 10 hr 1 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Published: 02/08/2022
Categories: Nonfiction, Political Science, World Politics
Synopsis
To explain these contradictions, Rühlig draws from in-depth interviews with party-state officials to explain the foreign policy dynamics and processes of the normally opaque Chinese party-state. He demonstrates how different sources of the Chinese Communist Party's domestic legitimacy compete within the complex and highly fragmented Chinese party-state, resulting in contradictory foreign policies. He focuses on three issue areas: international human rights law and "responsibility to protect" (R2P); China's role in World Trade Organization (WTO) policymaking; and China's evolving relationship with Hong Kong.
In this work, Rühlig shows not only why China's foreign policy is so inconsistent, but why it is likely to contribute to a more particularistic, plural, and fragmented international order in the years to come.