Relationality, Tianxia, and the "Chinese School" of International Relations

This lecture introduces the emerging Chinese School of international relations theory, with a focus on the "big three" Chinese IR scholars: Yan Xuetong, Qin Yaqing, and Zhao Tingyang. It also briefly reviews the work of Feng Zhang, David Kang, Salvatore Babones, Wang Gungwu, and Yuen Foong Khong. It introduces the concepts of relationality, tianxia, and the central state system. For more on the Chinese School, see my article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics.