China Looks at the West [electronic resource] : Identity, Global Ambitions, and the Future of Sino-American Relations /
Ford, Christopher A.,1967-
Chinese leaders have long been fascinated by the United States, but have often chosen to demonize America for perceived cultural and military imperialism. Especially under Communist rule, Chinese leaders have crafted and re-crafted portrayals of the United States according to the needs of their own agenda and the regime's self-image -- often seeing America as an antagonist and foil, but sometimes playing it up as a model.In  China Looks at the West, Christopher A. Ford investigates what these depictions reveal about internal Chinese politics and Beijing's ambitions in the world today. In parti
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Chinese leaders have long been fascinated by the United States, but have often chosen to demonize America for perceived cultural and military imperialism. Especially under Communist rule, Chinese leaders have crafted and re-crafted portrayals of the United States according to the needs of their own agenda and the regime's self-image -- often seeing America as an antagonist and foil, but sometimes playing it up as a model.In  China Looks at the West, Christopher A. Ford investigates what these depictions reveal about internal Chinese politics and Beijing's ambitions in the world today. In parti
Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-610) and index.
Challenges of Sinological Epistemology -- Images of America and the Telos of China's Return -- America in Chinese Politics in Deng's Era of Reform -- Repression, Nationalism, Chineseness, and the Roaring Nineties -- Chinese Discourse in the New Century -- China and America in a New World/the Inflection Point of 2008/2009 -- China, America, and the Future.
Description based on print version record.