Guided by Identities? A Constructivist Approach to Sino-American Relations

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  • Ramón Pacheco Pardo King´s College

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China, Identity, United States, foreign Policy

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Abstract

The nature of the relationship between the US and China has become one of the most discussed topics in the field of IR. Contrary to Realist expectations, this relationship has thus far been characterized by cooperation on a wide range of issues rather than permanent conflict. Proponents of socialization maintain that this has been the result of Chinese integration within existing institutions and norms. Differently, this article
argues that Sino-American cooperation stems primarily from each country’s self-images, perceptions of the Other, and the interests associated with them. American ideas of Exceptionalism, Chinese notions of Tianxia and modernization, and mutually positive perceptions of each other, dating back to the late 18th century, underpin a set of interests that explain why current Sino-American relations are characterized by a high degree of cooperation.

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Biografia do Autor

Ramón Pacheco Pardo, King´s College

Dr Ramon Pacheco Pardo
Lecturer
Chair of Undergraduate Exam Board (Department of European & International Studies)
King's College London
Virginia Woolf Building
22 Kingsway
London WC2B 6NR
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7848 2209    Fax: +44 (0) 20 7848 2450
Email: ramon.pacheco@kcl.ac.uk

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2014-07-09

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Pardo, R. P. (2014). Guided by Identities? A Constructivist Approach to Sino-American Relations. Estudos Internacionais: Revista De relações Internacionais Da PUC Minas, 2(1), 39–60. Recuperado de https://periodicos.pucminas.br/estudosinternacionais/article/view/6815