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Drawing on Chinese cultural and philosophical traditions, this book offers a ground breaking reinterpretation of world politics from Yaqing Qin, one of China's leading scholars of international relations. Qin has pioneered the study of constructivism in China and developed a variant of this approach, arguing that culture defined in termsā¦
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Qin is the former president of China Foreign Affairs University and Chinaās foremost thinker on international relationships.Ā This book is not an easy read, but it is worth the effort because Qin presents an original perspective on world affairs that is rooted in Chinese intellectual traditions. In contrast to current theories of international relations, Qin emphasizes the importance of relationships over transactionsāattention to managing long-term, particular connections rather than āthe art of the deal.āĀ In addition, he describes a dialectic based on the mutual transformation of oppositesāa yin-yang relationshipārather than the usual Western assumption of separate categories.Ā Qin is aā¦
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