Socio-cultural aspects of the relationship between the EU and East Asia, with particular reference to China

Golden, Seán

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“…In other words, as a nation-state and great power in the making, the PRC is attached to principles such non-interference and the respect for state sovereignty, which make up part of its Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, as opposed to applying universalist liberal principles. According to the literature, the Chinese leadership’s preoccupation for placing sovereignty ahead of human rights is overwhelmingly attributed to the trauma caused by the country’s occupation during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (Ai and Song 2019 : 282; Chen 2016 : 783; Golden 2006 : 268; Kavalski 2007 : 855; Men 2011 : 541). The EU, on the other hand, is a bit-part supranational regional organisation and a proponent of norms (notably democracy, rule of law (RoL) and the respect for human rights) whose genesis can be traced back to the post-WWII international order (Michalski and Nilsson 2019 : 435).…”

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“…With respect to events in Mali in 2013, Chen states that ‘China and the European states exhibited a kind of division of labour, and in a coordinated way acted with their comparative strengths in crisis management’ where, after having taken the lead militarily, European powers then relinquished parts of the peacekeeping responsibilities to the PRC ( 2016 : 787). This belief in their ability to gradually overcome this divide is based on the assumption that since the EU and China are not engaged in outright strategic rivalry, the space in which opportunities for security can flourish is likely to accrue with time (Golden 2006 : 288; Chen 2016 : 785; Kirchner et al 2016 : 1).…”

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The Belt-and-Road Initiative as a paradigm change for European Union-China security cooperation? The case of Central Asia

Barton

2021

Asia Eur J

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Security cooperation has increasingly come to prominence in the realm of relations between the European Union (EU) and China as a policy area primed for fostering deeper bilateral strategic convergence. Where leaders on both sides have talked up security cooperation particularly by pointing to recent successes (on counter-piracy, Iran), EU-China scholars have largely qualified these as exceptions to the rule. The rule being that the gulf between Brussels and Beijing continues to be too wide on norms, geopolitics and trust for them to live up to their ambitious rhetoric on security cooperation. Taking this into consideration, this paper sets out to examine whether the Belt-and-Road Initiative (BRI) — given its magnitude and high stakes — can change the dynamics of bilateral security cooperation. Looking at this through the lens of three distinct theories applicable to the study of EU-China relations, it would appear that even bilateral security overlap pertaining to the BRI cannot reverse these deeply entrenched behavioural patterns.

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The Belt-and-Road Initiative as a paradigm change for European Union-China security cooperation? The case of Central Asia

Barton

2021

Asia Eur J

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“…As many Asian countries are former colonies, the EU needs to be mindful of how it interacts with Asia in the postcolonial context (Golden 2006). Similarly, New Zealand is also a former British colony, but its special history, alongside the fact that it was a 'settler country' as opposed to a 'non-settler country' makes New Zealand stand out from the rest of the region.…”

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Clutching at the apron strings? New Zealand’s relationship with the EU and the possible consequences for ASEM

Kelly

2010

Asia Eur J

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The Asia-Europe Meeting forum (ASEM) was established as a mechanism to facilitate meaningful connections and dialogue between Asia and Europe. In 2010, a new chapter in European-Asian relations is being embarked upon. Standing on the brink of Asia, New Zealand and Australia (alongside Russia) are set to join ASEM. Of the three countries set to join ASEM, New Zealand presents a particular case. Traditionally, New Zealand has been seen as the most British of its former colonies, but it is increasingly both viewed and identifies itself as Asian. Using public opinion surveys and media content analysis conducted in 2009, this article demonstrates that New Zealanders continue to feel a strong connection with Britain which in turn influences its perceptions of the EU. Furthermore, New Zealand's increasing Asian links, coupled with its Commonwealth connections and British heritage, has the potential to positively influence events at ASEM.

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“…Anna Wierzbicka and Cliff Goddard have proposed a Natural Semantic Metalanguage as a descriptive tool for transcribing diverse cultural discourses neutrally (Goddard 2008). Lu et al (2002) have developed cross-cultural approaches to Chinese communication studies (for a more detailed analysis of the following arguments, see Golden 2006). In a multicultural context, Heisey defines civic discourse as 'communication designed to construct meaning by establishing a critical awareness of alternative explanations through viewing "language and culture as factors affecting behaviour"' (Heisey 1999, 222).…”

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How to construct a common and consensual multicultural civic discourse

Golden

2020

Philosophy & Social Criticism

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The 21st-century construction of a new Chinese political discourse faces the same dilemma that Chinese intellectuals first identified in the 19th century – how to make currently pre-eminent Eurocentric sociocultural, economic and political theory and praxis compatible with Sinocentric sociocultural, economic and political circumstances. At the same time, among Chinese thinkers and strategists, there is a growing self-confidence in China’s ability to play a pre-eminent role in a new post-Western world order. Euro-American faith in the convergence of all societies into a single economic, social and political model defined by the heritage of the European Enlightenment and by Euro-American history is challenged by the emergence of new economic powers outside the Euro-American sphere that resist this model. Eurocentric sociocultural, economic and political theory and praxis must adapt themselves to the emerging paradigms and praxis of an emerging multicultural world order. During a historical period when Afro-Eurasian connectivity was at its height and Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo traversed Eurasia, Ramon Llull (1232–1316) tried in his Ars Magna Generalis (ca. 1274) to develop a new common and consensual terminology and logic of key terms and beliefs that would facilitate mutual understanding among Christians, Jews and Muslims. Shortly thereafter, in his Muqaddimah, Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) elaborated a universal theory of history. Giambattista Vico (1668–1744) tried something similar in Principi di Scienza Nuova d’intorno alla Comune Natura delle Nazioni. The development of new cross-cultural paradigms on a common, multicultural and consensual basis is needed, based on better knowledge of the non-Euro-American languages and cultures involved and more collaborative international and multicultural efforts to promote and build better mutual knowledge and understanding. Mutual respect requires mutual knowledge in order to construct a common and consensual multicultural civic discourse that could lead to more innovative and productive paradigms and more meaningful cooperation.

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Socio-cultural aspects of the relationship between the EU and East Asia, with particular reference to China

Abstract: China, Modernisation, Modernity, Postmodernity, Postcolonialism, Culture studies, Cross-cultural transfer, EU-China relations, Comparative sociocultural studies, Critique, Paradigms,

Cited by 11 publications

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The Belt-and-Road Initiative as a paradigm change for European Union-China security cooperation? The case of Central Asia

The Belt-and-Road Initiative as a paradigm change for European Union-China security cooperation? The case of Central Asia

Clutching at the apron strings? New Zealand’s relationship with the EU and the possible consequences for ASEM

How to construct a common and consensual multicultural civic discourse

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