Historyczne determinanty kształtowania się cech charakterystycznych i specyfiki polityki zagranicznej Chin

The paper presents the major characteristics of the Chinese political culture. The author selected those of the attributes of the Chinese political culture which in her view have had the biggest influence on the Chinese foreign policy - both strategic thinking and the methods used. The article examines such characteristics as paternalism, Sino centrism, imperialism, nationalism and pragmatism. The author explains them by their genesis in history of China and she provides analysis of their effects on foreign policy