Understanding China's strategic culture: a clash of realpolitik and cultural moralism

• Main Author: Lee, Jonghyuk
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; International Politics and Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168757
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

China’s foreign policies are shaped by two distinct political cultures: the authoritarian culture of communist ideology and the cultural moralism based on Confucianism. While these values are interwoven in China’s strategic culture, their manifestation varies among different schools of thought. Unde...