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Rising states and the liberal world order: the case of China
Steve Chan and Weixing Hu
The rises and falls of great powers have underpinned the prevailing discourses about sources of war and order. Looking at claims that a rising China poses a threat, this article demonstrates the need for greater conceptual clarity and systematic evidence about the designation of rising states and their assumed revisionism.

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Rising states and the liberal world order: the case of China
The rises and falls of great powers have underpinned the prevailing discourses about sources of war and order. Looking at claims that a rising China poses a threat, this article demonstrates the need for greater conceptual clarity and systematic evidence about the designation of rising states and their assumed revisionism.
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