03483nam 22003733 450 991086525210332120240611080250.09789819728831(electronic bk.)9789819728824(MiAaPQ)EBC31460565(Au-PeEL)EBL31460565(CKB)32258749900041(EXLCZ)993225874990004120240611d2024 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChina's Two Identities Territorial Empire and Postmodern Global Power1st ed.Singapore :Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,2024.©2024.1 online resource (276 pages)Print version: Tudoroiu, Theodor China's Two Identities Singapore : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,c2024 9789819728824 Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction -- References -- 2 A Constructivist Theoretical Framework -- 2.1 Identity -- 2.1.1 The Unit of Analysis -- 2.1.2 The Emergence of the Identity Perspective -- 2.1.3 Defining Identity -- 2.2 International Socialization -- 2.2.1 Political Elites and Socialization Mechanisms -- 2.3 Normative Power and Relationality -- 2.3.1 Relationality -- 2.4 Empire -- 2.5 Territorial Empire versus Postmodern Global Power -- References -- 3 China as Territorial Empire -- 3.1 The Maoist Territorial Empire -- 3.2 The Territorial Empire from Deng Xiaoping to Hu Jintao -- 3.3 The Territorial Empire under Xi Jinping: The Land Dimension -- 3.3.1 Wolf Warrior China -- 3.4 The Territorial Empire under Xi Jinping: The Geostrategic Dimension -- 3.4.1 Geopolitics -- 3.4.2 Geostrategy: China's Indo-Pacific -- 3.4.3 The American Indo-Pacific Strategy -- References -- 4 China as Socializee -- 4.1 An 'International Joiner' -- 4.2 China's Socialization in Multilateral Institutions -- 4.2.1 The IMF and the World Bank -- 4.2.2 The WTO -- 4.2.3 Climate Protection -- 4.2.4 Security Regimes -- 4.2.5 Human Rights -- 4.3 A Half-Developed New Identity -- References -- 5 China as Socializer -- 5.1 China's Regional and International Orders -- 5.2 Chinese Normative Power and Socialization -- 5.2.1 Norms and Conditionalities -- 5.2.2 Socialization -- 5.3 The Belt and Road Initiative -- 5.4 Chinese Globalizations -- 5.4.1 'From Above' -- 5.4.2 'From Below' -- 5.5 New Challenges -- References -- 6 China and the Solomon Islands -- 6.1 China's Increased Presence in the Pacific Islands -- 6.1.1 The Instrumentalization of the Chinese Diaspora -- 6.2 China, the West, and the Pacific Islanders: Security Interactions -- 6.2.1 China's Military Presence in the Pacific Islands -- 6.2.2 The 2022 Pacific Chess Game.6.2.3 Negative Pacific Perceptions of the Chinese Presence -- 6.2.4 The Western Counteroffensive -- 6.2.5 Pacific Islanders' Position -- 6.3 China in the Solomon Islands -- 6.3.1 The Solomons' Domestic Situation -- 6.3.2 The Chinese Diaspora -- 6.3.3 The Anti-Chinese Riots -- 6.3.4 Diplomatic Recognition and Chinese Socialization -- 6.3.5 The China-Solomon Islands Security Pact -- 6.3.6 The Future -- References -- 7 Conclusion -- References.Tudoroiu Theodor941807MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910865252103321China's Two Identities4168673UNINA