Foreign Policy Decision-Making in China: Key Features of the Reforms since the 18th National Congress of the CPC
https://doi.org/10.46272/2587-8476-2018-0-2-28-36
Abstract
Xi Jinping’s diplomacy relies on certain institutional changes related to the foreign policy decision-making process. National Security Commission (NSC) was established at the 3rd Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee in November 2013. The paper analyzes the rationale behind this decision, personal composition and main tasks of the NSC. The author argues that further evolution of the National Security Commission does not exclude its transformation into a dual party-state institution in charge of foreign policy and national security. This move will reshape the structure of power distribution in PRC.
About the Author
I. Denisov
Institute for International Studies, MGIMO University
Russian Federation
Senior Research Fellow, Center for East Asian and Shanghai Cooperation Organization Studies
Russian Federation
Senior Research Fellow, Center for East Asian and Shanghai Cooperation Organization Studies
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Denisov I. Foreign Policy Decision-Making in China: Key Features of the Reforms since the 18th National Congress of the CPC. Journal of International Analytics. 2018;(2):28-36. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.46272/2587-8476-2018-0-2-28-36
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