重振天夏：中國在習近平領導下對外交政策的民族主義論述

Abstract

Among the academic discussion surrounding Xi Jinping’s leadership of the People’s Republic of China, the topic of the rejuvenation of Tianxia has been the witness of growing attention in recent years. This thesis starts from the observation that Chinese traditional values have undergone a revival in Chinese public discourse and questions China’s possible promoting of Tianxia as a political system. The research seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of Xi’s vision of the Chinese nation and its political project. The research is centered around three key notions which form an three-dimensional conceptual framework : nationalism, foreign policy and Tianxia. Through a discourse analysis of documents issued by various bodies of the Chinese government and associated agencies, the research tackles three operationalized sub-questions in order to draw conclusions on Xi Jinping’s relation to the Tianxia concept as an alternative system of international relations. Engagement with the data provides an extensive comprehension of China’s project : the vision Xi Jinping entertains of the Chinese nation and its ideological project, Chinese foreign policy motives and finally the relation between Xi Jinping’s ideology and the official understanding of Tianxia.

Among the academic discussion surrounding Xi Jinping’s leadership of the People’s Republic of China, the topic of the rejuvenation of Tianxia has been the witness of growing attention in recent years. This thesis starts from the observation that Chinese traditional values have undergone a revival in Chinese public discourse and questions China’s possible promoting of Tianxia as a political system. The research seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of Xi’s vision of the Chinese nation and its political project. The research is centered around three key notions which form an three-dimensional conceptual framework : nationalism, foreign policy and Tianxia. Through a discourse analysis of documents issued by various bodies of the Chinese government and associated agencies, the research tackles three operationalized sub-questions in order to draw conclusions on Xi Jinping’s relation to the Tianxia concept as an alternative system of international relations. Engagement with the data provides an extensive comprehension of China’s project : the vision Xi Jinping entertains of the Chinese nation and its ideological project, Chinese foreign policy motives and finally the relation between Xi Jinping’s ideology and the official understanding of Tianxia.