Why Should We Talk About the National Interest?

... Chinese are pondering what they actually want, because until recently Beijing had been rigidly orientated towards self-development at the expense of foreign policy ambitions. Today, international objectives are coming to the forefront. So, forecasting China's national interests as far as 15-20 years from now is hardly plausible. The PRC is working hard to build up its international levers, trying to catch up with the United Sates in the use of not just standard economic and military tools but also information ...