We may be witnessing the emergence of a new ‘state capitalist’ normal, term this Forum proposes to problematise in its geopolitical dimensions. The growing prevalence state-sponsored entities (encompassing state enterprises, policy banks, and sovereign wealth funds) as leading vehicles economic activity is defining feature our times. This reassertion authority altering configurations corporate ...

This commentary reviews the arguments made in An et al.’s ‘Towards a Confucian Geopolitics’. Particularly, I consider main claim that form of strategic and/or ‘hybrid Confucianism’ has played significant role construction contemporary Chinese geopolitics. While accept aspects this argument, also raises further theoretical and empirical issues are immanent within work. draw attention to: (1) con...