Brasil e China no Reordenamento das Relações ... - Funag

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China wishes to be recognized through self-efforts. But at the same time,
China is afraid of getting conceited by those with ulterior motives or be
forced to take excessive responsibilities. That is why China is sometimes
oversensitive to external blames, or is wary of praises. When an issue is
related to world peace and human well-being, China always considers
it morally and takes an idealistic stand. But when it comes to concrete
actions, the country would resort to pragmatism, take evasive actions, and
put self-preservation first. The combination of confidence and inferiority,
of power complex and weak mindset make China’s international actions
inconsistent and swaying, and thus adding the difficulty for the outside
world to know China.
Similarly, the outside world has a mixed feeling toward the rise of
China, which, in combination with China’s gigantic land mass, huge
population, and three decades of rapid economic growth, is restructuring
the group mindset of the outside world towards China. People from other
countries respect the fact of China’s rise, but find it difficult to accept
the unique approach taken by China. They wish China could take more
international responsibilities, but doubt the expansion of its influence and
the use of its power. They regard China as a key member of the future
world, but are reluctant to cast aside the self-centered prejudice. Under
this complicated mindset, different countries have formulated diversified
policies on China. For the US-led Western countries, they are extremely
worried about the loss of their central position and sense of superiority
against the background of rapid power transition. Thus, a mixed feeling of
doubt, fear, rejection arouses among these countries. They often overreact
to the rise of China, saying that China has got more arrogant and tough.
Strategically, the West tries to use the stick and the carrot to check and
guard against China. In non-Western countries, the emerging powers are
increasingly jealous of China’s outstanding status in the non-Western world.
The mindset creates a new barrier in bilateral relations. The neighboring
countries are painfully adjusting their attitudes towards China, who once
was inferior to them, gradually caught up with them, and eventually
surpassed them. No wonder they are very hesitant to embrace China’s
increasing power and influence. It is the same with other developing
countries, which on one hand welcomes China’s investment, technology,
and commodities, and on the other hand fear China’s strong competitive
strength. Thus, they sometimes call China’s influence the neo-colonialism.
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