Ancient Chinese Political Thoughts: Some Reflections on Confucian Political Thoughts

Abstract

China’s rapid rise after 1990 is one of the major international political economic
developments. Studies on modern China provide different explanations to understand
the modern China. The current scholarships in China, however, do not explain enough
about political Confucianism despite the fact political Confucianism has been the
noticeable trend in China with a revival of Confucianism and traditional culture. This
study attempts to understand Confucian political thoughts. The study primarily uses
secondary sources to explain the historical trends related to political Confucianism.