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id	eprints-31029
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institution	SOAS, University of London
collection	SOAS Research Online
language	English
language_search	English
description	The author puts forth an analytical framework called party-state realism for understanding how policy makers in the People’s Republic of China approach foreign policy. It has four defining characteristics. In order of importance, they are: putting the interests of the Communist Party at the core of China’s national interest calculation; and on this basis adopting an instrumentalist approach; adopting a party-centric nationalism; and adhering to a neoclassical realist assessment of the country’s place in the international system and its relative material power in advancing national interest. In this conception, the putting of the Chinese Communist Party’s interest at the core of national interest is a constant, not a variable, factor. This does not mean the changing international context and relative national power are irrelevant, just that they take secondary importance.
format	Journal Article
author	Tsang, Steve
author_facet	Tsang, Steve
authorStr	Tsang, Steve
author_letter	Tsang, Steve
title	Party-state Realism: A Framework for Understanding China’s Approach to Foreign Policy
publisher	Taylor and Francis
publishDate	2020
url	https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/31029/