Ong, Russell (2007) Peaceful evolution, regime change and China’s political security. Journal of Contemporary China, 16 (53). pp. 717-727.
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This article explores the enduring impact of the Western strategy of ‘peaceful evolution’ (heping yanbian) on China's political security. This non-military strategy is given an added significance in an era of the lone superpower, when American military might can provide the buttress. ‘Peaceful evolution’ can also overlap with the US notion of ‘regime change’, which often entails military intervention to bring about a desired political transformation in a particular state. Specifically, the strategy of ‘peaceful evolution’ still constitutes a serious threat to China because it needs to continue opening up to the West for the sake of economic modernisation.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 31421 |
| Keywords: | China, political security, regime change, Chinese foreign policy, Political institutions Asia |
| Subjects: | Political Science > Political institutions Asia |
| Department: | Faculty of Humanities And Social Sciences > Politics |
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| Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2011 09:56 |
| Last modified: | 12 Mar 2012 11:28 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/31421 |
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