Greater China's Foreign Policy: Applying the Theory of Harmony through Holistic Engagement.

The present paper applies the inductively derived emic theory of Harmony through Holistic Engagement to the foreign policy of Greater China (the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, and the special administrative zones), in order to test the theory's fit. Due to the socio-political changes that the PRC and to a lesser extend the RC have undergone in the last three decades, only the period starting from the late 1970s to the present is included in this analysis. The qualitative interpretive application of the Model to the case of Greater China supports the central components of the theory while also pointing to certain unique nuances in China's foreign policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]