From Defensive Realism to Hegemonic Stability: Explainingthe Interactions Between the Imperial China andthe Surrounding Regimes  

作　　者：Weizhan Meng 

机构地区：[1]The Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences,Fudan University,Room 2808,East Building of Guang Hua Tower,220 Handan Road,Shanghai 200433,China

出　　处：《Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences》2023年第4期455-475,共21页复旦人文社会科学论丛（英文版）

摘　　要：What recurring pattern did the interactions between imperial China and the sur-rounding regimes follow?When imperial China was economically prosperous,what kind of policies did it generally adopt toward others?The"Confucian long peace"continuously proclaimed by many international relations scholars and some historians may not stand up to empirical testing.The research finds that the rela-tionship between the four major dynasties of imperial China,i.e.,the Han,Tang,Ming,and Qing dynasties,and their surrounding regimes as well as their relation-ship with nomadic empires were not always peaceful.During the prosperous age of each dynasty,defensive realism more or less explained the state behavior of impe-rial China.As its economic power increased,the frequency of China's use of force also increased dramatically.As the frequency of wars greatly decreased with the end of the prosperous age,the long peace between imperial China and the surrounding regimes can be explained by the theory of hegemonic stability.This research helps us understand contemporary China's foreign relations and state behavior.

关 键 词：Defensive realism Hegemonic stability China pacifism Confucian long peace Tributary system 

分 类 号：D81[政治法律—国际关系] D82[政治法律—政治学]