The "Liberal" International Order: Any Room for an Illiberal Rising Power Like China?

The Sigur Center for Asian Studies hosts a talk by Shiping Tang on the notion of the "liberal" international order and the role of China.

Starting with a conceptual analysis of order, Professor Shiping Tang will critically examine the notion of international order and "liberal" international order. He will explore the possible role of China as an illiberal rising power in the (re-) shaping of the "liberal" international order, illustrating with the case of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) from its possible origin in the failure of intra-system reform of the IMF to its eventual quasi-intra-system formation. He will conclude with some thoughts on policy-relevant issues.

Shiping Tang is Fudan Distinguished Professor and Dr. Seaker Chan Chair Professor at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA), Fudan University, Shanghai, China. For the 2015-16 academic year, he is a Fulbright visiting research scholar at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California at San Diego. Prof. Tang has very broad research interests and has published widely. His most recent book, The Social Evolution of International Politics (2013), received the International Studies Association (ISA) "Annual Best Book Award" in 2015.

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