China's International Identities: Coping with a Conflicted Rising Power

China Speaker Series
David Shambaugh
Professor of Political Science & International Affairs
Elliott School of International Affairs
Director, China Policy Program
The George Washington University
Halle Distinguished Fellow
February 22, 2012
Robert W. Woodruff Library
Emory University

As the world’s most important rising power, many wonder: what kind of role will China take on the international stage? While a number of factors will influence the answer to this question, China’s own conceptions of itself and its global responsibilities will be a major determining factor. In this lecture, Professor David Shambaugh explored the domestic discourse in China concerning its international identities—and linked these to alternative foreign policy postures that Beijing assumes on the world stage.

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About David Shambaugh
David Shambaugh is professor of political science and international affairs in the Elliott School of International Affairs and director of the China Policy Program at The George Washington University. He is also a nonresident senior fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program and Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at The Brookings Institution. Shambaugh is an internationally recognized authority on China’s domestic politics, foreign relations, military and security, and the international relations of Asia. He is a frequent commentator in the international media, sits on the editorial boards of a number of scholarly journals, and has served as a consultant to various governments, research institutes, and private corporations. He is on the board of directors of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, as well as a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, U.S. Asia-Pacific Council, and other public policy and scholarly organizations. He is currently completing a book entitled China Goes Global: The Partial Power.

Shambaugh's visit was co-sponsored by Emory's history and political science departments, the Hightower Fund, the China Research Center, and The Carter Center China Program.

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China's International Identities: Coping with a Conflicted Rising Power