Why do Chinese IR Scholars matter? / Huiyun Feng and Kai He --
How do Chinese scholars view the evolution of international structure? / Zhou Fangyin --
China debates soft power: implications for Chinese foreign policy / Li Mingjiang --
The debates among Chinese IR Scholars on China's national interests strategy / Chen Qi and Liu Lanyu --
China debates on the non-interference principle / Chen Zheng --
To ally or not to ally? debating China's non-alliance strategy in the twenty-first century / Liu Ruonan and Liu Feng --
Preference expression under political constraints: an analysis of debates about China's use of force / Yin Jiwu --
Chinese scholars' debate on maritime dispute strategies / Zuo Xiying --
China's debates on economic diplomacy / Song Guoyou --
Rethinking the role of scholars in Chinese foreign policy / Kai He, Huiyun Feng, and Yan Xuetong.

How does China see the rest of the world? One way to answer this question is to look at the work of China's scholars in the field of International Relations (IR). This leads to a second question - to what extent do Chinese IR scholars influence Beijing's foreign policy and outlook? The contributors to this book seek to answer these key questions, drawing on their own first- and second-hand experiences of involvement in scholarly IR debates in China. Discussing fundamental aspects of China's foreign policy such as China's view of the international structure, soft power projection, maritime disputes, and the principle of non-interference, this book provides insights into the hinterland of Chinese foreign policy-making. It is an invaluable reference for global IR scholars, especially those with a direct interest in understanding and predicting China's actions and reactions on a range of international issues.