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Pax Sinica
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English
Etymology
From en la - la pāx peace + la Sīnicus Sīnica Chinese after the model of the imperial Roman la Pax Romana, former British la Pax Britannica, and present la Pax Americana.
Proper noun
1
en historical All or any of various periods of general peace in East Asia occasioned by a hegemonic dynasty in China, particularly
The general peace under the Han dynasty.
The general peace under the Tang dynasty.
en Pax Mongolica, the general peace under the Yuan dynasty.
The general peace under the Ming dynasty.
The general peace under the Qing dynasty.
en Pax Manjurica
A hypothetical period of future international peace based on submission to prospective Chinese dominance over international affairs.
en 1993 Mainland China and a New World Order Samuel S. Kim Bih-jaw Lin; James T. Myers Forces for Change in Contemporary China University of South Carolina Press 9780872499690 38 https://books.google.com/books?id=RLSyArW4y-MC&pg=PA38&dq=%22Pax+Sinica%22&hl=&cd=9&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Pax%20Sinica%22&f=false Pax Sinica via the Third World—major diplomatic efforts at shoring up its position in the Third World and the unabashed assumption of the Third World leadership that it had previously declined as evidence of its anti-hegemonic pledge
See also
Chinese Dream
en 4-syllable words
en China Mongolia Geopolitics Peace History of China