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China’s engagement in “unofficial” diplomatic processes has received little scholarly attention. This apparent academic oversight is both surprising and intriguing. In the Chinese case, the proximity of official and unofficial diplomatic processes is closer than in almost any other country—often to the point where the two levels are indistinguishable. For the analyst of China’s often opaque diplomatic processes, therefore, an analysis of this country’s unofficial diplomacy promises to reveal much about Chinese official attitudes. Indeed, as this chapter demonstrates, unofficial diplomacy constitutes an integral yet seriously underexamined component of China’s new diplomacy.
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Taylor, B. (2008). China’s “Unofficial” Diplomacy. In: Kerr, P., Harris, S., Qin, Y. (eds) China’s “New” Diplomacy. Palgrave Series in Asian Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-61692-9_10
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