Default foreign-policy stance of opposing Western-backed positions as an identity-affirming posture rather than issue-by-issue calculus.
— Shapes China’s alignment choices, negotiation behavior, and global governance participation, complicating de-escalation and cooperation on transnational issues.
Thomas des Garets Geddes
2025.08.13
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Zhang’s framing—'Bad news for the West is always good news for China'—and his account of preference for following the Soviet path to mitigate perceived inferiority.
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