Interpreting China as a Regional and Global Power: Nationalism and Historical Consciousness in World Politics

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Early Chinese Nationalism: The Origins under Manchu Rule....Pages 7-29
Radical Confucianism: The Critique of Imperial Orthodoxy in Guocui xuebao (1905–1911)....Pages 30-43
History and Historical Consciousness in Contemporary China: Political Confucianism, Spiritual Confucianism, and the Politics of Spirit....Pages 44-63
All under Heaven and the Chinese Nation-state....Pages 64-79
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
Subjective Knowledge Foundation of the Cross-Taiwan Straits International Peace Discourse....Pages 83-97
Universal and Asian Values in East Asian Regionalism: Japan’s ‘New Asianism’ after the Cold War....Pages 98-119
Diversifying Narratives: Perceptions of a Weak Japan Facing a Rising China....Pages 120-141
Hiding behind the Tribute: Status, Symbol, and Power in Sino-Southeast Asian Relations, Past and Present....Pages 142-168
The Indo-Pacific: The New Great Game between China and the United States....Pages 169-190
Nationalism, Historical Consciousness and Regional Stability: Rising China as a Regional Power and Its New Assertiveness in the South China Sea....Pages 191-215
China’s Rise in Central Asia: The Dragon Enters the Heart of Eurasia....Pages 216-245
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
The Rise of China within Global Governance....Pages 249-270
China’s Rise and the Geopolitical Identity of the European Union....Pages 271-292
Is China on the Verge of a Weltpolitik? A Comparison of the Current Shift in the Balance of Power between China and the West and the Shift between Great Britain and Wilhelmine Germany....Pages 293-323
Epilogue....Pages 324-333
Back Matter....Pages 334-349