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Chinese traditional and modern theories and visions of IR - Coggle Diagram
Chinese traditional and modern theories and visions of IR
The Singularity of China
Yellow Emperor was the first emperor
The origin of China is unknown
The Era of Chinese Preeminence
Chinese considered China to be the center of the world, the “Middle Kingdom
Trade with China was considered a "tribute" to China's superiority
China was never obliged to deal with other countries or civilizations that were comparable to it in scale and sophistication
CHINESE AGE OF EXPLORATIONS
Between 1405 and 1433
Admiral Zheng He was initiator
Java, India, the Horn of Africa, and the Strait of Hormuz
Confucianism
Confucius
551–479 BCE
Chinese philosopher and politician
official China's philosophy
The goal was to save a state and experience a spiritual fulfillment
Concepts of International Relations: Impartiality or Equality?
Hierarchical approach to world order
China offered to surround foreign people impartiality, not equality
China handled ties with tributary states
China's goal was to prevent invasions and coalitions that could be a threat to them.
Chinese Realpolitik and Sun Tzu’s „Art of War”
not everything can be solved
The Art of War
Written by Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu
Achieving victory through psychological advantage
an ancient treatise
it is better to conflicts
hierarchy and the harmony of the Universe is very important
Realpolitik
The Chinese have been practitioners of
politics based on practical objectives rather than on ideals