The Logic and Contradictions of 'Peaceful Rise/Development' as China's Grand Strategy
Journal: The Chinese Journal of International Politics
Year: 2014

Despite the widespread view that China does not have a coherent grand strategy, it does not need to invent one. China has already articulated a grand strategy that is based on the home-grown idea of 'peaceful rise/ development' (PRD). The key issue is whether the logic of this grand strategy, and the contradictions within it, are fully understood, and whether China has sufficient depth and coherence in its policy-making processes to implement such a strategy. Although there are elements of longe