The Uses of âChinese Heritageâ: Foreign Policy of the Peopleâs Republic of China in the Contemporary Indo-Pacific World

Geoff Wade

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The Uses of âChinese Heritageâ: Foreign Policy of the Peopleâs Republic of China in the Contemporary Indo-Pacific World

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Pages:: 169â194

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004402713_009

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This chapter examines the ways in which the Peopleâs Republic of China (PRC) has utilized âChinese heritageâ in the pursuit of its contemporary foreign-policy goals. This has involved âterritorial heritageâ claims, involving the defining of territories beyond modern China as historically Chinese and the utilization of âhuman heritageâ through growing engagement with Overseas Chinese and other ethnic Chinese in the pursuit of external political and economic goals. Enhancing Overseas Chinese perceptions of their Chinese heritage as essence, their primal connections with China through control of Chinese-language education and media globally, establishing Overseas Chinese museums and United Front domination of ethnic Chinese organizations assists in creating the impetus for PRC foreign policies. These include the One Belt One Road initiative, Renminbi internationalization and support for diverse PRC agendas globally. PRC foreign-policy ends are thus being facilitated by the employment and promotion of Chinese âcultural heritageâ across the Indo-Pacific region.

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Travelling Pasts: The Politics of Cultural Heritage in the Indian Ocean World

Series:Â Crossroads - History of Interactions across the Silk Routes, Volume: 1

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004402713

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 28 Jun 2019

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