ROOTS OF CHINESE DOCTRINE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

Abstract

It is important for our Euro-Atlantic democracies is to understand the Chinese manner of thinking in such a way that we could professionally counter their permanent attempts to obtain advantages in international relations and to disrupt them to a certain extent. One method of how to understand China is to look for answers in China’s long history. The article deals with history and logic of Chinese territorial expansion, isolation policy, or struggle with “non-Chinese” ideas. Finally, it explains development of Chinese concept of personality in international law.