Revolution or Renaissance: The Effect of Chinese Leadership Transition on Foreign Policy
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This thesis explores the impact of Chinese leadership transition on the contours of Chinese foreign policy. Much of the current literature on this topic has often dealt with Chinese leaders and their impact on foreign policy in silo, oftentimes forgetting that many of the foreign policy initiatives put forth by subsequent leaders have already been presented in the previous administration. This thesis explores the tenure of China’s three latest top leaders--Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping--and compares the leadership of Xi against his two predecessors to assess how the process of leadership transition has had an impact on China’s foreign policy. By extension, this thesis also discusses and highlights the assumptions that we hold when discussing the Chinese political system and their implications for our understanding of the larger context of political leadership in China.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Date created | December 2018 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Koh, Liang Wei |
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| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Stanford Global Studies, Center for East Asian Studies |
| Primary advisor | Miller, Alice L. |
Subjects
| Subject | Stanford Global Studies |
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| Subject | East Asian Studies |
| Subject | China |
| Subject | Leadership Transition |
| Subject | Foreign Outlook |
| Genre | Thesis |
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- Koh, Liang Wei (2018). Revolution or Renaissance: The Effect of Chinese Leadership Transition on Foreign Policy. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/ng517kc1020
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Stanford Center for East Asian Studies Thesis Collection
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