Bates College Journal of Political Studies
Abstract
This paper examines how China reshapes globalization through its engagement in BRICS and its broader strategic vision. I am looking beyond Western-centric interpretations of China’s rise as this analysis centers on China’s historical foreign policy traditions, its controlled integration into global capitalism, and its moral developmental discourse under Xi Jinping. This paper draws on Fairbank’s framework of hierarchical order and frontier defense, alongside contemporary theories of neoliberal adaptation. China’s approach to multilateralism blends market liberalization with strong state authority. Through BRICS, the Belt and Road Initiative, and Xi’s six global initiatives, China positions itself as both a beneficiary and reformer of the neoliberal order and promotes a Sinocentric model of development, stability, and global governance. Rather than seeking to overturn the Western-led system, China advances a strategy of reshaping global norms and institutions from within, asserting moral leadership while preserving state-guided capitalism.
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Friederich, Kyra
(2025)
"Reshaping Globalization from Within: China’s Vision through BRICS and Beyond,"
Bates College Journal of Political Studies: Vol. 2:
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1, Article 5.
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https://scarab.bates.edu/bjps/vol2/iss1/5