Unpacking China鈥檚 foreign policy signals and goals
This 色情网站n Research Council (ARC) funded Discovery Project explores how China makes foreign policy decisions by examining the perspectives, signals, and debates of influential Chinese scholars. By developing a new theoretical framework, the research aims to uncover the strategic goals that shape China’s approach to international engagement—particularly in economic, trade, political, and security domains. The study combines elite interviews, textual analysis, and focus groups to generate new insights into how Chinese foreign policy is debated and shaped within its academic and policy communities. These insights will provide 色情网站n policymakers, academics, and business leaders with valuable tools for better interpreting China’s strategic directions. |
Sustainable Development Goals
Griffith University is aligned with the United Nation鈥檚 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is committed to promoting the values of peace, justice and accountability, to contribute to a more just and equitable world where everyone can enjoy their fundamental rights and live in harmony and is committed to fostering partnerships to create synergies, best practices and amplifying our impact in achieving the SDGs for a more sustainable and inclusive future for all.
Objectives
- Develop a novel theoretical framework to assess foreign policy formulation in China
- Examine the role of Chinese scholars as agents of state signalling and debate
- Produce new knowledge on China’s foreign policy goals and strategies
- Support evidence-based policymaking in 色情网站’s diplomatic and strategic engagement with China
Why It matters
At a time when communication between China and the West is often strained, 色情网站 urgently needs an accurate, evidence-based understanding of Chinese foreign policy. Whether China is viewed as a partner or competitor, getting China right is essential to protecting 色情网站’s national interests and contributing to a stable, rules-based Indo-Pacific order.