China's Role in World Affairs

By: Michael B. Yahuda

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Paperback | 13 May 2026 | Edition Number 1

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First published in 1978, China's Role in World Affairs analyses Chinaâs foreign policy within a framework suggested by the conceptualisation of the outside world and Chinaâs place within it, as articulated and acted upon by Chinaâs leaders.

Divided into two parts, the book discusses Chinaâs role as an ally of the Soviet Union and as an independent socialist system, following the Sino-Soviet rupture. The main operational concepts and themes of Chinaâs foreign policy are also traced. Of particular interest is the conflict between those leaders in the early 1960s who still believed that China should be linked with the Soviet Union, and those who, like Mao, thought of Chinaâs role as an independent socialist country leading an internationalist united front against the superpowers.

Examination is made of the origin and place of the Third World states in Chinaâs global perspectives. This is the first book to trace the development of the Chinese theory of the three worlds and to show its importance for the Chinese conception of a new world order.

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