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... 50 While the Russian example represents a negative model to most Chinese scholars, its questioning of mainstream views of sovereignty is instructive. ... 51 Thus rather than using Chinese concepts to argue for a ¡®Chinese perspective¡¯ or ¡®IR theory with Chinese characteristics¡¯, we can use them as part of the globalization of IR theory. ... Professor Tu says "Cultural China" includes overseas Chinese and others tied to a global Chinese civilization despite being beyond the political boundaries of the Peoples Republic of China. To understand such worlds, it is necessary to recover a former Chinese under- standing of what Tu Weiming calls a ¡®civilisation state¡¯, as opposed to the nation- state. ... ¡¯ There was no con- cept of ¡®China¡¯ or ¡®Chinese civilisation¡¯, because in this universal empire, there was only civilisation and the barbarians. In building such walls, Chinese construct their identity: As Meyer tells us: ¡®The real essence of the city was its walls. ... Give any Chinese some loose bricks and he will build a wall, a gate, and hire a gatekeeper to prevent the outsider from en- tering. |
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