Abstract. Over the past thirty years, the unstable international political situation has contributed to the emergence of new global perspectives in the theory and practice of international relations. In this article, the author, using the method of literature and statistical analysis, aims to analyze the current state of development of the Chinese discipline of international relations, to determine the importance of localization of its theoretical concepts in China, as well as to identify the regional complexity and international geostrategic significance of the development of this discipline. To achieve this goal, the article examines how leading Chinese scientists, based on regional peculiarities and national conditions, have created an independent and distinctive system of theoretical knowledge, as well as their interaction and application in world science. The results of the study show that from the end of the 20th century to the beginning of the 21st century, the development of Chinese theory of international relations was inextricably linked to the constant research and contribution of Chinese scientists, due to the influence of Anglo-American theories of international relations and the implementation of policies of reform and openness. Together with their Western colleagues, they witnessed the formation and development of not only non-Western theories of international relations, but also the entire discipline of international relations. This article introduces elements of scientific novelty into the creation of a theoretical framework that is lacking in such first-class world disciplines as the history of Chinese political philosophy and the history of Chinese diplomacy.
Keywords: symbiosis theory, Shanghai school, international relations, China, constructivism, world order, international politics, political philosophy.