The present study traces the cultural and political contexts within which Beijing considers global governance.They include:(1)Confucian dispositions toward non-interventionismand self-governance;(2)the socialist collectivist ethics that stress persuasion instead of unilateralism;(3)a lingering sense of inferiority arising from underdevelopment that harmsself-confidence;and(4)the repugnant experiences with the United Nations(UN)and the United States that have dominated most international organizations since ...