The topic of the paper is the Chinese view of world order and the concept of Tianxia （all under heaven ）. The objective is to analyze how contemporary Chinese scholars currently discuss and perceive this concept. In...The topic of the paper is the Chinese view of world order and the concept of Tianxia （all under heaven ）. The objective is to analyze how contemporary Chinese scholars currently discuss and perceive this concept. In fact, several Chinese scholars are proposing to replace the existing international system with an updated version of the Tianxia system. This paper will describe the salient characteristics of Tianxia as an ideal and practice in China since early times, and examine recent Chinese literature on this subject. It will also analyze the related debate on the existence of a Chinese International Relations Theory（IRT）. The formation of an autonomous IRT would epitomize a new and clearer definition of the Chinese role in the international framework.展开更多
文摘The topic of the paper is the Chinese view of world order and the concept of Tianxia （all under heaven ）. The objective is to analyze how contemporary Chinese scholars currently discuss and perceive this concept. In fact, several Chinese scholars are proposing to replace the existing international system with an updated version of the Tianxia system. This paper will describe the salient characteristics of Tianxia as an ideal and practice in China since early times, and examine recent Chinese literature on this subject. It will also analyze the related debate on the existence of a Chinese International Relations Theory（IRT）. The formation of an autonomous IRT would epitomize a new and clearer definition of the Chinese role in the international framework.
