This Element examines China's embrace of green development on the global stage, or 'Chinese global environmentalism.' It traces Chinese global environmentalism's historical evolution and motivations and analyzes its deployment through the governance tools of green ideology, diplomacy, economic statecraft, and international development cooperation. It conceives of Chinese global environmentalism as a wide-ranging economic and political strategy used to unsettle traditional views of China and bolster the legitimacy of Chinese power at home and abroad. This Element argues that Chinese global environmentalism, while not without its fits and starts, is enabling China to make inroads internationally with implications for China's rise and the natural environment that are only beginning to be appreciated. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
By:
Alex L. Wang (University of California-Los Angeles) Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Weight: 284g ISBN:9781009571760 ISBN 10: 1009571761 Series:Elements in Global China Pages: 100 Publication Date:05 February 2026 Audience:
College/higher education
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction; 2. Chinese global environmentalism: origins and ideology; 3. Green diplomacy; 4. Green economic statecraft; 5. Green development cooperation; 6. Conclusion; References.
