China’s Role in World Affairs (Routledge Revivals) - Softcover

Yahuda, Michael B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1032962410 ISBN 13: 9781032962412

Publisher: Routledge, 2026

Synopsis

First published in 1978, China's Role in World Affairs analyses China’s foreign policy within a framework suggested by the conceptualisation of the outside world and China’s place within it, as articulated and acted upon by China’s leaders.

Divided into two parts, the book discusses China’s role as an ally of the Soviet Union and as an independent socialist system, following the Sino-Soviet rupture. The main operational concepts and themes of China’s foreign policy are also traced. Of particular interest is the conflict between those leaders in the early 1960s who still believed that China should be linked with the Soviet Union, and those who, like Mao, thought of China’s role as an independent socialist country leading an internationalist united front against the superpowers.

Examination is made of the origin and place of the Third World states in China’s global perspectives. This is the first book to trace the development of the Chinese theory of the three worlds and to show its importance for the Chinese conception of a new world order.

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About the Author

Michael B. Yahuda is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the London School of Economics, UK. He has acted as an adviser to the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and as a consultant to organizations in London and Singapore. His main fields of interest are China’s politics, foreign policy and the international relations of the Asia Pacific. He enjoys an international reputation as a specialist on the politics of East Asia. He has published ten books and more than 200 articles and chapters in books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032962410
• ISBN 13: 9781032962412
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 302