[Author] JIA Qingguo, Member of the Standing Committee of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Director of the Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding (iGCU), Peking University, Professor of the School of International Studies at Peking University
[Abstract] As the rise of China accelerates. China has become not just a regional, but also a global concern. Many in the world are anxious about the implications of China's rise. On the top of the list of concerns is the question: Is China a challenger or a reformer of the existing international order? This short paper attempts to address this question from a Chinese perspective. It argues that both China's rhetoric and behavior suggest that China is a reformer rather than a challenger. It reflects China's strategic choice rather than a tactical maneuver. At the moment, China's role in international governance is somewhere between a passive receive and an active contributor. Given that the direction of change in China's behavior, however, China is likely to make greater contributions in international governance in the future.
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