What recurring pattern did the interactions between imperial China and the sur-rounding regimes follow?When imperial China was economically prosperous,what kind of policies did it generally adopt toward others?The&quo...What recurring pattern did the interactions between imperial China and the sur-rounding regimes follow?When imperial China was economically prosperous,what kind of policies did it generally adopt toward others?The"Confucian long peace"continuously proclaimed by many international relations scholars and some historians may not stand up to empirical testing.The research finds that the rela-tionship between the four major dynasties of imperial China,i.e.,the Han,Tang,Ming,and Qing dynasties,and their surrounding regimes as well as their relation-ship with nomadic empires were not always peaceful.During the prosperous age of each dynasty,defensive realism more or less explained the state behavior of impe-rial China.As its economic power increased,the frequency of China's use of force also increased dramatically.As the frequency of wars greatly decreased with the end of the prosperous age,the long peace between imperial China and the surrounding regimes can be explained by the theory of hegemonic stability.This research helps us understand contemporary China's foreign relations and state behavior.展开更多
文摘What recurring pattern did the interactions between imperial China and the sur-rounding regimes follow?When imperial China was economically prosperous,what kind of policies did it generally adopt toward others?The"Confucian long peace"continuously proclaimed by many international relations scholars and some historians may not stand up to empirical testing.The research finds that the rela-tionship between the four major dynasties of imperial China,i.e.,the Han,Tang,Ming,and Qing dynasties,and their surrounding regimes as well as their relation-ship with nomadic empires were not always peaceful.During the prosperous age of each dynasty,defensive realism more or less explained the state behavior of impe-rial China.As its economic power increased,the frequency of China's use of force also increased dramatically.As the frequency of wars greatly decreased with the end of the prosperous age,the long peace between imperial China and the surrounding regimes can be explained by the theory of hegemonic stability.This research helps us understand contemporary China's foreign relations and state behavior.
