@article{bibcite_23365,
  keywords = {CCP, Chinese Communist Party, Global South, new world order, strategic competition, Tian Xia, Xi Jinping},
  author = {May-Britt Stumbaum and Sharon De Cet},
  title = {China{\textquoteright}s {\textquoteright}Natural Return{\textquoteright} to the Center - Beijing{\textquoteright}s Perspective on Strategic Competition, Drivers, and Alternative Models for World Order},
  abstract = {<p>The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sees the growing role and influence of the People\&$\#$039;s Republic of China as a return to the natural state of affairs. Building on ancient concepts like Tian Xia and driven by historically shaped preferences for control and dominance, the CCP proposes a \&quot;community of shared future for mankind\&quot; as an alternative to the Western-shaped rules-based order - a China-centric, hierarchical world order with Beijing at its core, engaging with subordinate states to the \&quot;benefit of all.\&quot; This article introduces Beijing\&$\#$039;s perception of strategic competition, its main interests and drivers, and the avenues it pursues to promote its alternative world order.</p>
},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {Connections: The Quarterly Journal},
  volume = {23},
  chapter = {21},
  pages = {21-32},
  month = {2024},
  doi = {https://doi.org/10.11610/Connections.23.2.06},
  language = {eng},
}