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The National Self-image Actualised: Organisation in Chinese Diplomacy

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The previous chapters reviewed the alternative national images that China has used to portray itself, the styles of leadership which institutes these national self-images, and the evolution of modern Chinese diplomacy interpreted according to the alternations of these national self-images. This chapter focuses on the lower echelon of diplomacy: the policy implementation and monitoring system. The implementation system includes the central bureaucracy that handles foreign affairs and the foreign service agencies that are established in foreign countries.

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Shih, Cy. (1990). The National Self-image Actualised: Organisation in Chinese Diplomacy. In: The Spirit of Chinese Foreign Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11156-5_7

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