In praise of China: China in the eyes of Pakistani diplomats
This article reviews the writings on China by four former ambassadors of Pakistan, three of them ambassadors to China. Their writings display a remarkably positive image of China. Although written usually after retirement of their diplomatic service, their views of China have long been shaped when t...
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| author | Ngeow, Chow Bing Mahesar, Pervaiz Ali Rogers, Roy Anthony |
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| description | This article reviews the writings on China by four former ambassadors of Pakistan, three of them ambassadors to China. Their writings display a remarkably positive image of China. Although written usually after retirement of their diplomatic service, their views of China have long been shaped when they were in the service. In this sense, these writings portrayed, and indicated, at least among a section of the professional diplomatic corps of Pakistan, how Pakistani elite understand China. In turn, this also reflects, at a wider level, the positive discourse on China among the influential opinion makers in Pakistan. This article adopts the constructivist approach, which gives theoretical importance to ideational factors in the understanding of a country’s foreign policy. Pakistan’s China policy, while on the one hand driven by realist and geopolitical factors, is also shaped by a positive discourse on China, in which this article examines through the writings of several former diplomats of Pakistan. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-211342019-05-07T04:05:29Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/21134/ In praise of China: China in the eyes of Pakistani diplomats Ngeow, Chow Bing Mahesar, Pervaiz Ali Rogers, Roy Anthony JA Political science (General) JQ Political institutions Asia This article reviews the writings on China by four former ambassadors of Pakistan, three of them ambassadors to China. Their writings display a remarkably positive image of China. Although written usually after retirement of their diplomatic service, their views of China have long been shaped when they were in the service. In this sense, these writings portrayed, and indicated, at least among a section of the professional diplomatic corps of Pakistan, how Pakistani elite understand China. In turn, this also reflects, at a wider level, the positive discourse on China among the influential opinion makers in Pakistan. This article adopts the constructivist approach, which gives theoretical importance to ideational factors in the understanding of a country’s foreign policy. Pakistan’s China policy, while on the one hand driven by realist and geopolitical factors, is also shaped by a positive discourse on China, in which this article examines through the writings of several former diplomats of Pakistan. Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya 2018 Article PeerReviewed Ngeow, Chow Bing and Mahesar, Pervaiz Ali and Rogers, Roy Anthony (2018) In praise of China: China in the eyes of Pakistani diplomats. International Journal of China Studies, 9 (3). pp. 285-302. ISSN 2180-3250, https://www.um.edu.my/research-and-community/information-for-researchers/centers-of-research/institute-of-china-studies/publication/international-journal-of-china-studies-(ijcs) |
| spellingShingle | JA Political science (General) JQ Political institutions Asia Ngeow, Chow Bing Mahesar, Pervaiz Ali Rogers, Roy Anthony In praise of China: China in the eyes of Pakistani diplomats |
| title | In praise of China: China in the eyes of Pakistani diplomats |
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| title_full_unstemmed | In praise of China: China in the eyes of Pakistani diplomats |
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| topic | JA Political science (General) JQ Political institutions Asia |
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