CHINESE ENGAGEMENTS. Regional issues with global implications. Edited by BRETT McCORMICK & JONATHAN H. PING

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1 CHINESE ENGAGEMENTS Regional issues with global implications Edited by BRETT McCORMICK & JONATHAN H. PING

2 First published by Bond University Press, 2011 Copyright 2011, Jonathan H. Ping, Brett McCormick, and individual authors their contribution. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. References are provided for information only and are accurate at time of printing. National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry: Chinese engagements : regional issues with global implications / edited by Brett McCormick and Jonathan H. Ping ISBN: (pbk.) (e-book) 1. Globalization--China. 2. China--Foreign relations Bond University Press, an imprint of Bond University Limited University Drive, Robina, Queensland, Cover design by Watson Ferguson & Company Typeset in Garamond Premier Pro 11pt. by Watson Ferguson & Company Printed by Watson Ferguson & Company Salisbury, Queensland, 4107

3 Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors ix ix x xii xiii Introduction 1 Brett McCormick and Jonathan H. Ping Section One: Diplomacy and Theory The Role of History in Constructing a Context for International Relations: Strategies for Transcending Divergent Histories in Diplomatic Dialogue 15 Brett McCormick Introduction: The Nature and Requirements of Diplomatic Correspondence 15 The Basic Problems of Using History in Diplomacy 16 The Three Red Flags 21 Red Flag #1: 21 Red Flag #2: 25 Red Flag #3: 32 Conclusion 36 Notes 38 Bibliography International Relations Theory and Chinese Philosophy 45 Rosita Dellios Introduction 45 Methodology 47 Chinese Philosophy 51 Daoism 53 Confucianism 53 v

4 Buddhism 54 Legalism 55 Mohism 56 IR Theory Engaging Correlatively with Chinese Philosophy 56 Conclusion 59 Notes 62 Bibliography 64 Section Two: Regional Issues of Global Concern Zheng He or Zheng Chenggong? The Current Development and Future Trends of the PLA Navy from the Perspective of Chinese Maritime History 69 Andrew R. Wilson Introduction 69 The Zheng He Model 70 The Zheng Chenggong Model 74 Which is the Better Model? 77 The Problem with History 82 Conclusion 83 Notes 85 Bibliography Taiwan as the Nexus of China-Japan Relations: Historical Analysis of Domestic, Regional, and Global Components 89 Brett McCormick Introduction 89 The First Battles before the War, The First Sino-Japanese War, The Early Colonial Period, The Latter Colonial Period, Taiwan s Recovery from Japan, Conclusion 111 Notes 113 Bibliography 115 vi

5 5. Oil, Sea Lanes and the Security Dilemma: The Regional and Global Implications of China s Oil Dynamic 123 Jason J. Blazevic Introduction 123 Realism in International Relations 124 Increasing Oil Import Dependence 125 China s African Success Story 126 Securing the Sea Lanes 132 The Security Dilemma 137 Competition and Cooperation 140 Notes 143 Bibliography 152 Section Three: Global and Civilisational Issues The Chinese Development Model: International Development and Hegemony 167 Jonathan H. Ping Introduction 167 Section One: Context 168 What is IPE? What use is it? 168 State and market 172 State and market in a globalised IPE 174 Great, middle and small powers 175 What is macro change and how does it occur? 176 Section Two: Analysis 179 International development 179 Opportunities in international development to provide political and public goods 185 Hegemony and international development 187 The Chinese development model and global perceptions 188 Conclusion 190 Notes 192 Bibliography 195 vii

6 7. Spiral Development of History and Revival of Chinese Civilisation 201 Su Hao Introduction 201 Points of Spiral Development of History 201 Agricultural Age: The Distribution of Ancient World Civilisations 204 The Industrial Era: The Imbalance of Eastern and Western Civilisation 205 Information Age: Rebalance of the World Civilisation System and the Revival of Chinese Civilisation 207 Conclusion 211 Notes 213 Bibliography 214 Conclusion 217 Brett McCormick and Jonathan H. Ping viii