China in Latin America Then and Now: A Systemic Constructivist Analysis of China’s Foreign Policy

Examining China’s policy towards Latin America from 1949 to the present day, this article uncovers a puzzle about China in Latin America: while the guiding doctrine of China’s policy towards the region has never changed (i.e. “South–South Cooperation” on the basis of the “Five Principles of Peaceful...

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Autor principal:	Chien-Kai Chen
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	Political institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only) JQ1-6651 Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only) H53
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4a2c8b38440443678bfe6166d2e4fb7d2021-12-01T22:33:38ZChina in Latin America Then and Now: A Systemic Constructivist Analysis of China’s Foreign Policy1868-10261868-487410.1177/18681026211034880https://doaj.org/article/4a2c8b38440443678bfe6166d2e4fb7d2021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/18681026211034880https://doaj.org/toc/1868-1026https://doaj.org/toc/1868-4874Examining China’s policy towards Latin America from 1949 to the present day, this article uncovers a puzzle about China in Latin America: while the guiding doctrine of China’s policy towards the region has never changed (i.e. “South–South Cooperation” on the basis of the “Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence”), there is a difference in terms of its policy goal between then and now (i.e. a very revisionist and politically focused goal until the late 1970s as compared to a less revisionist and economically focused one today). Based on the theory of systemic constructivism, this article demonstrates that the change of the interactions between China and other countries in our world (from isolation and confrontation to engagement and interdependence) has changed China’s perception about the nature of the international system, as well as its identity and interests in the system, which in turn has changed its policy goal towards Latin America and the “Global South” in general.Chien-Kai ChenSAGE PublishingarticlePolitical institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only)JQ1-6651Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only)H53ENJournal of Current Chinese Affairs, Vol 50 (2021)
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description	Examining China’s policy towards Latin America from 1949 to the present day, this article uncovers a puzzle about China in Latin America: while the guiding doctrine of China’s policy towards the region has never changed (i.e. “South–South Cooperation” on the basis of the “Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence”), there is a difference in terms of its policy goal between then and now (i.e. a very revisionist and politically focused goal until the late 1970s as compared to a less revisionist and economically focused one today). Based on the theory of systemic constructivism, this article demonstrates that the change of the interactions between China and other countries in our world (from isolation and confrontation to engagement and interdependence) has changed China’s perception about the nature of the international system, as well as its identity and interests in the system, which in turn has changed its policy goal towards Latin America and the “Global South” in general.
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title	China in Latin America Then and Now: A Systemic Constructivist Analysis of China’s Foreign Policy
title_short	China in Latin America Then and Now: A Systemic Constructivist Analysis of China’s Foreign Policy
title_full	China in Latin America Then and Now: A Systemic Constructivist Analysis of China’s Foreign Policy
title_fullStr	China in Latin America Then and Now: A Systemic Constructivist Analysis of China’s Foreign Policy
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China in Latin America Then and Now: A Systemic Constructivist Analysis of China’s Foreign Policy

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