The 'China Model' versus 'American Democracy': The Ideological Security Dilemma between the United States and China, 1991–2024
- Date & time
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- Speaker
- Professor Sungmin Cho
- Host
- Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Department)
- Series
- China Centre Talk
- Location
- Dickson Poon Building, Oxford China Centre - Ho Tim Seminar Room (first floor), Ho Tim Seminar Room, Dickson Poon Building, Oxford China Centre, Canterbury Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6LU, United Kingdom
- Organisation
- Oxford
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About this talk
US–China relations are often described as a 'new Cold War'. A central feature of the Cold War was ideological competition. Has China similarly sought to spread authoritarianism worldwide? Has the United States been trying to democratize China? How does US–China ideological competition differ from US–Soviet ideological competition? To explore these questions systematically, Dr Cho offers an analytical framework centered on the concept of the ideological security dilemma. This talk traces the evolution of China’s ideological policies targeting domestic and foreign audiences, as well as US policies toward China in the context of its global promotion of liberal democracy. It also examines remarks by leaders of both countries concerning each other’s ideological beliefs and visions during the post–Cold War era, from 1991 to 2024. Dr Cho’s presentation integrates constructivist and realist approaches while drawing on insights from comparative politics on regime legitimacy and democratization. Dr Sungmin Cho is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea, and a nonresident fellow at Asia Society’s Center for China Analysis. Previously, he was a professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), an institute of the US Department of Defense. His articles have appeared in World Politics, the Journal of Contemporary China, Perspectives on Politics, Foreign Affairs, and The Washington Quarterly, among others. He earned a BA in Political Science from Korea University, an MA in International Relations from Peking University, and a PhD in Government from Georgetown University.
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