China's Negotiating Mindset and Strategies: Historical and Cultural Foundations

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Guy Olivier Faure (Sorbonne University, Paris, France) I. William Zartman (Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA)

China's Negotiating Mindset and Strategies

Historical and Cultural Foundations

Guy Olivier Faure (Sorbonne University, Paris, France), I. William Zartman (Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA)

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Routledge
30 June 2025

Regional studies; Peace studies & conflict resolution; Asian history; International relations; Warfare & defence

Series: Routledge Studies in Security and Conflict Management

This book analyzes the mindset with which China enters into negotiations, and applies these insights into contemporary arenas of Chinese activity around the world.

The volume presents and analyses the historical and cultural foundations of Chinese thinking as used in the practice of present-day negotiation. It begins by addressing the essence of Chinese negotiations and the Chinese mindset, turning to a section that presents the cultural foundations of that mindset and strategy. The concepts of Confucianism, Taoism, Yin-Yang, and Chinese military strategy are highlighted. The cases of the Belt-and-Road Initiative and the South and East China Seas are examined to show the application of these concepts, with one addressing business and economic negotiations and the other examining cases of negotiation in geopolitics. Finally, a synthesis of what has been learned is presented, which will contribute to negotiation theory and ultimately will help Western practitioners contemplating negotiation with Chinese diplomats and businesses, as well as being a basis for policy analysts’ understanding of Chinese practices in international relations.

This book will be of much interest to students of international negotiation, foreign policy, business studies, and international relations, as well as practitioners and policymakers.

Edited by: Guy Olivier Faure (Sorbonne University Paris France), I. William Zartman (Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 790g
ISBN: 9781032948706
ISBN 10: 1032948701
Series: Routledge Studies in Security and Conflict Management
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 30 June 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Guy Olivier Faure is Professor Emeritus at the Sorbonne, Paris, and the China Europe International Business School, Shanghai, and President of the Diplomatic School of Brussels. He has authored/co-authored and edited 23 books and over 140 articles. I. William Zartman is Jacob Blaustein Distinguished Professor Emeritus of International Organization and Conflict Resolution at The Johns Hopkins University-SAIS, Washington DC, and founding member of the Processes of International Negotiation (PIN) Program in Geneva (GCSP) and Abu Dhabi (AGDA). He has authored and co-authored two dozen works on negotiation and on African politics.