Publication Type
Working Paper
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2023
Abstract
Xi Jinping is leading China in a new direction, but how are we to understand the PRC’s global strategy? To understand domestic and international politics in most countries, we would look for clues in authoritative sources—leaders’ speeches, official documents and statistics, elite interviews and essays, and public opinion surveys. In the 2000s this method worked well to probe Chinese politics. But since civil society and independent thought have been severely restricted over the past decade under Xi, it’s necessary to go beyond such “factual” sources. To understand China’s global strategy, it’s best to read fiction, especially Chinese science fiction.
Discipline
Asian Studies | Political Science
Research Areas
Political Science
Areas of Excellence
Digital transformation
First Page
1
Last Page
16
Publisher
LSE IDEAS (London School of Economics)
Citation
CALLAHAN, William A., "China’s global strategy as science fiction" (2023). Research Collection School of Social Sciences. Paper 4336.
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4336
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4336
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