From 12 December 1963 to 23 January 1964,the diplomatic representatives of China and France held talks on four occasions in the Swiss capital,Bern.The talks concluded with an agreement on the establishment of diplomat...From 12 December 1963 to 23 January 1964,the diplomatic representatives of China and France held talks on four occasions in the Swiss capital,Bern.The talks concluded with an agreement on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.In the Bern talks,the Chinese position was basically that“immediate establishment of Sino-French diplomatic relations is advisable.”For this reason,China made some compromises over matters such as the form and content of the communiquéannouncing the establishment of diplomatic relations and the timing of its publication,but remained firm,at least,over putting out an independent statement declaring China’s principled stand over the government of the People’s Republic of China being the sole legal government representing the Chinese people and Taiwan being an inalienable part of Chinese territory.China took the strategic direction of the advisability of“immediate establishment”of Sino-French diplomatic relations partly because of the necessity of developing Sino-French relations and partly because the top Chinese leadership saw this as a possibility.However,the talks in Bern did not resolve all issues and the question of relations between France and Taiwan were to become a stumbling block for the normalization of Sino-French relations.展开更多
The three mainstream International Relations theories that have arisen in the past thirty years, structural realism, neo-liberal institutionalism and structural constructivism, have all missed an important dimension, ...The three mainstream International Relations theories that have arisen in the past thirty years, structural realism, neo-liberal institutionalism and structural constructivism, have all missed an important dimension, i.e., the study relational complexity in international society. of processes in the international system and of This paper, informed by social constructivism and Chinese philosophical traditions, aims to make up for this missing link and develop a theoretical model of processual constructivism by incorporating and conceptualizing two key Chinese ideas - processes and relations. ＂Process,＂ defined as relations in motion, can stand on its own, has its own dynamics, and plays a crucial role in international relations. The core of process, by definition, consists in relations. If ＂rationality,＂ rooted in individuality, has been a key concept for Western society, then its counterpart in Chinese society can be ＂relationality.＂ Conceptualizing relationality and treating it as the theoretical hard core, processual constructivism holds that relational networking in international society helps nation-states form their identities and produces international power. Processual constructivism is an evolution theory at systemic level, focusing on interactive practices among states and emphasizing the independent ontology of social processes which play a meaningful role in constructing international norms and state identities.展开更多
基金supported by the Youth Innovative Research Team of Capital Normal University
文摘From 12 December 1963 to 23 January 1964,the diplomatic representatives of China and France held talks on four occasions in the Swiss capital,Bern.The talks concluded with an agreement on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.In the Bern talks,the Chinese position was basically that“immediate establishment of Sino-French diplomatic relations is advisable.”For this reason,China made some compromises over matters such as the form and content of the communiquéannouncing the establishment of diplomatic relations and the timing of its publication,but remained firm,at least,over putting out an independent statement declaring China’s principled stand over the government of the People’s Republic of China being the sole legal government representing the Chinese people and Taiwan being an inalienable part of Chinese territory.China took the strategic direction of the advisability of“immediate establishment”of Sino-French diplomatic relations partly because of the necessity of developing Sino-French relations and partly because the top Chinese leadership saw this as a possibility.However,the talks in Bern did not resolve all issues and the question of relations between France and Taiwan were to become a stumbling block for the normalization of Sino-French relations.
文摘The three mainstream International Relations theories that have arisen in the past thirty years, structural realism, neo-liberal institutionalism and structural constructivism, have all missed an important dimension, i.e., the study relational complexity in international society. of processes in the international system and of This paper, informed by social constructivism and Chinese philosophical traditions, aims to make up for this missing link and develop a theoretical model of processual constructivism by incorporating and conceptualizing two key Chinese ideas - processes and relations. ＂Process,＂ defined as relations in motion, can stand on its own, has its own dynamics, and plays a crucial role in international relations. The core of process, by definition, consists in relations. If ＂rationality,＂ rooted in individuality, has been a key concept for Western society, then its counterpart in Chinese society can be ＂relationality.＂ Conceptualizing relationality and treating it as the theoretical hard core, processual constructivism holds that relational networking in international society helps nation-states form their identities and produces international power. Processual constructivism is an evolution theory at systemic level, focusing on interactive practices among states and emphasizing the independent ontology of social processes which play a meaningful role in constructing international norms and state identities.
