Description
This paper investigates the Marxist worldview within China’s knowledge production of International Relations (IR) and its implications for Chinese foreign policy. Rather than focusing on disciplinary IR, it examines the ideas and theories constructed by Chinese Marxist scholarship. Drawing on journal articles, textbooks, and official media, this paper explores how the Marxist discourse (re)produces knowledge about the underlying mechanism of international relations and justifies Chinese foreign policy in opposition to the ‘Western/capitalist other’. It addresses key themes such as the causes of international conflicts, globalization and ‘de-globalisation’, ideological struggle and cultural imperialism, and the competition between capitalism and socialism. This paper highlights the continuous influence of Marxism within Chinese intellectual and state-supported discourses on international relations.
