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英语毕业论文,英语系毕业论文：Expect the unexpected 　　英语毕业论文,英语系毕业论文范文：Expect the unexpected 　　But while Xi will have undeniable influence on foreign relations, the truth is that Chinese policy rests on many other actors besides the country’s paramount leader. Tensions in the South China Sea this year have demonstrated that a myriad of ministries, military leaders and lowerlevel officials often shape Chinese foreign relations, as does Chinese public opinion. One reason is that China’s minister of foreign affairs ranks far lower than in other countries: As an ordinary member of the Communist Party Central Committee, the foreign minister holds the same rank as the more than 300 members of that body, Susan Shirk said. 　　One of the world’s foremost experts on US-China relations, Shirk served as deputy assistant secretary of state dur- ing the Clinton Administration. She is currently a professor at the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego, and a senior director of global strategy firm Albright Stonebridge Group. She is the author of several books, including “China: Fragile Superpower,”which addresses the role popular nationalism plays in shaping Chinese policy. 　　Shirk spoke with China Economic Review about how China’s fragmented foreign policy can lead to sometimes unpredictable outcomes. 　　You directed US foreign policy toward China as part of the Clinton Administration. How have you seen Chinese foreign policy evolve since then? 　　Today, China’s interests and international engagements have expanded beyond the Asia-Pacific neighborhood to Latin America, Africa, the Middle East – basically every part of the world. So Chinese foreign policy is more globalized than it was at that time. And China is still in the process of trying to figure out, beyond its economic interests, what kind of role it wants to play in those regions and the world. They’re making it up as they go along. I don’t think this is something tha