Chinese Foreign Policy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 28, 2007

Dr. Chad Stebbins
(417) 625-9736

 

 

JOPLIN, MO (SNS) - Two examinations of Chinas foreign relations, one with the United States, the others with its Asian neighbors, will be presented by Dr. Maorong Jiang, Director of the Asian World Center at Creighton University, next week at Missouri Southern State University.

 

* The first presentation, titled "Uncontested Nationalism and Realpolitik in Chinas Changing Relations with the U.S.," will take place at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2 in Webster Hall Auditorium. The presentation is free and open to the public.

 

Professor Jiang will discuss the changes in Chinas political spectrum, trying to give a realistic evaluation on the emerging big-economic power mindset and its changing relations with the U.S. He explores the Chinese International Relations theory as to see what the future is going to be in the changing relations with that mindset manifested in the peculiar nationalistic way Chinese.

 

* The second presentation, "Modern China and Chinese Past: A Political Analysis of China-Japan-Taiwan Triangle," will take place at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2 in Webster Hall Auditorium. Admission is free and the public is invited.

 

Professor Jiang expounds on the fact that China is living in its past despite its economic success. The resentment toward Japan and its determined goal of unifying Taiwan often provides limited space as to make itself a nation able to share the responsibility in world affairs. U.S.-China relations continue to be a façade of strategic partnership resulting from Chinas nationalistic geo-political practice.

 

Dr. Maorong Jiang specializes in Asian politics and international relations at Creighton University. Born and raised in China, Dr. Jiang started his teaching career at the age of 18. After obtaining his B.A., he became a regular faculty in the Department of International Relations at the Military College of International Relations in China. Dr. Jiang pursued his graduate studies at Beijing Foreign Affairs College and the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

 

His varied academic training reflects his interests in history, religion, philosophy, diplomacy, international relations, and political science. In addition to having been a military officer and university professor, Dr. Jiang has served as a university administrator and government official in Beijing. He earned his masters degree in Asian religion and his Ph.D. in political science at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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