ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a new perspective on cultural internationalism. It suggests that while establishing the Chinese school of international relations theory, Chinese scholars should consider three kinds of cultural crises. These include the disequilibrium among global political, economic, and cultural orders; the impact from the so-called “clash of civilizations”; and the external crisis of Chinese culture under the new trend of global governance. This new perspective also explains different dimensions of cultural internationalism, including cultural globalism, cultural regionalism, and cultural openness. Influenced by the experience and the traditional Chinese philosophy, it suggests that China should adapt to a new type of cultural internationalism that centers on cultural interaction, dialogue, and mutual learning. It should also pay attention to the emergence of cultural exceptionalism, making it a positive motivation rather than a negative effect on China’s development.
