Identity, Culture, and Chinese Foreign Policy

Name: Identity, Culture, and Chinese Foreign Policy
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This book assesses the role of identity and Chinese face culture in Chinese foreign policy by analyzing China\u2019s political and economic retaliation against South Korea\u2019s deployment of the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) system on its soil.\n\nBy examining the history and military action of China, Japan, and North and South Korea, the book argues that China\u2019s divergent responses were caused by different expectations according to whether states had a perceived identity as a friend or a rival. The author demonstrates that Chinese face culture shapes China\u2019s reaction to others through three dynamics of seeking, saving, and losing face. This book shows how identity and culture have worked in the relationship between China and neighboring countries through three case studies exploring North Korea\u2019s Taepodong-2 missile launch and first nuclear test in 2006, South Korea\u2019s decision to allow the United States to deploy the THAAD around 2016, and Japan\u.