A Peaceful Prospect or a Threat to Global Order: How Asian Youth View a Rising China

作者：Zhai, Yida^*

来源：International Studies Review, 2019, 21(1): 38-56.

DOI：10.1093/isr/viy010

• Asia
• China's rise
• global order
• hegemon
• peace
• power

This article investigates youth perceptions of China's rise in seven Asian societies. Unlike previous studies' findings that most Asians hold positive views of China's influence, this study finds that Asian youth view a rising China more coolly than does the general public. Even though they acknowledge that China's rise offers increased opportunities, Asian youth tend to strongly distrust and worry about the negative influence of China. The results show that most youth in Asian countries surveyed believe China's rise will challenge global order and that China will not maintain peaceful relations with other Asian countries. Multilevel analyses show that both microlevel personal traits and macrolevel structural factors can account for how Asian youth view China's rise. The results indicate that China has not successfully convinced young Asian citizens of its determination to rise peacefully. China's foreign policymaking should take greater consideration of Asian public opinion rather than be dominated by wishful thinking.

• 出版日期2019-3
• 单位上海交通大学