China’s domestic economy and the belt and road initiative
The 'China Threat Theory’, as proposed by the US and its Western allies, has seen China reach this position through what is being termed in diplomatic circles as its ‘Peaceful Rise’. Since the economic reform era of President Deng Xiaoping (1981-1987), this has generally meant that China has kept a low, or passive profile in relation to foreign affairs, instead focusing more on its domestic economy and development.
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