David Bosco, my American University colleague and author of the always interesting The Multilateralist blog at Foreign Policy, has posted an interview between him and Joel Wuthnow (Princeton’s China and the World Program) on China’s diplomacy at the UN Security Council. Among many interesting exchanges, this comment on China’s overall role in the world:
The mainstream thinking in Beijing is that China should avoid the costs of global leadership while focusing on economic development and national consolidation. Those who favor a more affirmative, multilateralist diplomacy appear to be a distinct minority within the PRC.
Comments are closed.