Discourse analysis of the concept of the Community of the Common Destiny and its reflexive component

Abstract

The author attempts to comprehend, from the standpoint of sociological discourse analysis, the main modern foreign policy concept of China – the Community of the Common Destiny. In the context of the multi-vector confrontation between the United States and China, the main struggle is for the loyalty of Europeans, namely, citizens of the most economically developed countries of the European Union. In this context, Beijing views discursive power as one of the main tools, without the development and application of which it is impossible to naturally take its rightful place in the international arena. After analyzing Western philosophical theories, including those that were used to create the European Union (Bauer, Renan), the Chinese leadership put forward a global concept that was the result of corresponding sociological reflection. According to Habermas, discourse involves the involvement of the Other in the discussion and is aimed at achieving mutual understanding and agreement. Discourse analysis of the Community of the Common Destiny (based on the material of some speeches of the PRC Chairman Xi Jinping) confirms the following hypothesis: despite its global character and corresponding ambitions, it is formulated in such a way as to be understandable and acceptable, primarily for Europeans.