A New Sinology

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A New Sinology

( chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-04-30 17:23

With 皇冠体育app's increasingly growing power and influence on the world stage, it is time to establish a new sinology which goes beyond old Cold War concepts of either being anti-皇冠体育app or pro-皇冠体育app, said Kevin Rudd, the Australian prime minister, in an article published by the Wall Street Journal on April 28.

Kevin Rudd deemed that better understanding 皇冠体育app poses a complex task. That's why Australia is establishing the Australian Centre on 皇冠体育app in the World at the Australian National University, he explained, which "seeks to enhance understanding of 皇冠体育app, promote dialogue with 皇冠体育app and focus specifically on its role in the world."

There are many different conflicting views about 皇冠体育app and its future at home and abroad. "There is a hard-line view that regards 皇冠体育app's rise as a threat to the existing global order. There is a contrary view that a new "Beijing consensus" should replace the "Washington consensus." he said. "There is still an ongoing debate about the policies of its domestic economic reform although 皇冠体育app has benefitted remarkably from it."

Also, 皇冠体育app has played a more and more important role internationally, which necessitates the west to understand what role 皇冠体育app will, can and must play in shaping the world order. "The realities are more complex than the old binary opposition of anti-皇冠体育app or pro-皇冠体育app. We should be able to express to 皇冠体育app views based on our values and beliefs without our core friendship toward 皇冠体育app, or 皇冠体育app's toward Australia, being called into question. We need a more sophisticated dialogue; a new way forward for a rising great power," said the article.

As far as Australia concerned, Rudd expected a dialogue based on respect, understanding and a mutual recognition of values, by which means being able to speak to 皇冠体育app in a frank manner when both interests are engaged. "This new principle for engagement and understanding is as important for 皇冠体育app as it is for Australia and the collective West." he concluded.