This book is a reinterpretation of China's international relations since
1949. Employing the notion and theory of international society, it
offers a systematic examination of China's unique relationship with the
society of states from its alienation in the 1950s and the 1960s to its
political socialisation and economic integration in the 1980s and the
1990s. It explores how such a unique relationship has shaped and is
likely to shape Chinese foreign policy. This book provides an entirely
new perspective for our understanding of forces influencing Chinese
foreign policy behaviour.