By presenting the internal logic and strategic rationale behind China's decisions, the authors reveal a consistency in Chinese thought and behavior that makes China's global actions quite predictable. Anyone who wants to understand China better must read this book.

-Kishore Mahbubani, former President of the United Nations Security Council, Distinguished Fellow at Asia Research institute, National University of Singapore, and author of "Has China Won?"

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of China's foreign policy evolution from the early twentieth century to the present. It meticulously traces the interplay between the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and the global stage, providing a nuanced understanding of China's dynamic engagement with the world. Utilizing primary sources and academic texts, the book incorporates both Chinese and global perspectives, shedding new light on Chinese foreign policy thought and providing an invaluable, well-rounded contribution to the study of China's global interactions.

Ivica Bakota is Assistant Professor at Capital Normal University (CNU), China, and researcher at CNU's Institute of Global and Area Studies (IGAS). He has authored the book Social Transformations in ex-Yugoslav Countries (2020) and co-authored the book The Cold War and the Transformation of Socialism (Volume VIII; 2019).

Zvonimir Stopic, is Assistant Professor at Capital Normal University (CNU), China, and researcher at CNU's Institute of Global and Area Studies (IGAS). His notable works include Revolutionaries, Revisionists, Dogmatists, Dogs and Madmen: China and Yugoslavia from 1948 until 1971 (2022) and the edited book China, Yugoslavia, and the Socialist Worldmaking: Convergences and Divergences (2023).

Mato Njavro serves as the Dean of the Zagreb School of Economics and Management (ZSEM), Croatia, and teaches at the Luxembourg School of Business. Mato holds a Ph.D. from the Asia Research Centre at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Auteur

Dr. Ivica Bakota holds a master's degree in philosophy and comparative literature from the University of Zagreb (Croatia) and has completed a sinology bachelor's course in Zagreb and Ljubljana (Slovenia). He obtained his Ph.D. in international relations from Peking University (China). With a diverse academic background, Dr. Bakota has worked at the East European Research Center at Peking University and served as a non-resident fellow at the China-CEE Institute in Budapest. He has also conducted research at the Center for Study of Civilizations at Capital Normal University and collaborated with various Chinese and Croatian institutes and media outlets. Currently, Dr. Bakota holds the position of Assistant Professor at the History Department of Capital Normal University in Beijing and works as a researcher at the Institute of Global and Area Studies at CNU. He is a co-founder of the CroAsia Institute atthe Zagreb School of Economics and Management (Croatia), where he teaches several courses. He is proficient in Croatian, English, and Chinese, and his areas of expertise include the history of Chinese foreign relations, Sino-European relations, and political and social transformations in the (post-)socialist world. Dr. Bakota has authored the book "Social Transformations in ex-Yugoslav Countries" published by World Knowledge Publishing Press in Beijing (2020) and co-authored the book "The Cold War and the Transformation of Socialism," Volume 8, published by Shanghai People's Press in Shanghai (2019).

Dr. Zvonimir Stopic is an accomplished scholar with a diverse academic background. He completed his studies in history and philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Croatia, in 2009. Subsequently, he obtained a Ph.D. in the history of international relations from Capital Normal University in Beijing in 2018. In 2020, he further enriched his expertise by completing a Mini-MBA in Crisis Management from the Luxembourg School of Business (LSB). Dr. Stopic's research interests primarily center around Sino-Yugoslavian relations, the dynamics of the "Third World," Cold War diplomacy, contemporary international relations of China, and area studies focusing on Southeast Europe. Currently, he serves as an assistant professor at Capital Normal University (CNU) and holds the position of Assistant Director at the university's scientific institute, the Center for the Study of Civilizations (CSC) - Institute of Global and Area Studies (IGAS; ). In Croatia, Dr. Stopic collaborates with the Zagreb School of Economics and Management (ZSEM), where he teaches courses on China and contributed to the establishment of the "CroaAsia Institute," a center dedicated to China and Asia related studies. Between 2020 and 2022, Dr. Stopic served as a non-residential associate of the China-CEE Institute in Budapest. He has authored several publications, including the book "Silk, Dragons and Paper: Chinese Civilization, Culture and History" (Zagreb: Alfa, 2021) and the monograph "Revolutionaries, Revisionists, Dogmatists, Dogs and Madmen: China and Yugoslavia from 1948 until 1971" (Zagreb: Srednja Europa, 2022). Additionally, he served as the chief editor, alongside Jure RamSak, Liang Zhanjun, and Joze Pirjevec, for the edited volume "China, Yugoslavia, and the Socialist Worldmaking: Convergences and Divergences" (Koper: Anales ZRS, 2023).

Dr. Mato Njavro serves as the Dean of Zagreb School of Economics and Management (ZSEM) in Croatia. He also teaches at the Luxembourg School of Business and the University of St.Gallen in Switzerland. With a diverse academic and professional background, Dr. Njavro has worked at the St.Gallen Institute of Management in Asia, in Singapore, where he served as a senior research fellow. He was also a lecturer at the Singapore Management University, where he taught a course on China's economic development. Prior to joining the University of St. Gallen and Singapore Management University, Dr. Njavro was a visiting research fellow at Harvard University's Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences (IQSS). Dr. Njavro authored and co-authored several papers and case studies published by the Harvard Business School publishing. Dr. Njavro has earned his bachelor's and master's degree in economics and finance from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. He earned his PhD in finance from University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. His professional experience includes working in the investment banking divisions of Lehman Brothers and Nomura in London.