Between Core national interest and a harmonious world: Reconciling self-role conceptions in Chinese foreign policy

Chinese Journal of International Politics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-84

  Chih Yu, Shih ^a   Jiwuy, Yin ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BEIJING FOREIGN STUDIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84874681181     PISSN: 17508916     EISSN: 17508924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjip/pos023     Document Type: Article

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