作為「東方」國際權力轉型最為顯著的一個指標，中國迄今所具備足以形塑國際關係的自信與能力，已經越來越受到各界注目。儘管如此，面對愈發重要的中國研究主題，當前國際關係缺乏一個有效的分析框架也是個事實，這也讓分析並預測中國對外行動內涵及期走向，充滿不確定性與挑戰。在本篇論文中，主要從規範性權力的研究角度著手，一方面在國際社會理論引導下，觀察國家互動行為之相互影響，同時引入中國傳統文化之影響與當代中國研究者之自我認知，由此嘗試思考未來中國國際地位變遷中可能浮現之特殊性。

As the clearest indicator of power transition in the East, China has currently obtained enough confidence and capability to shape international relations and attracted an increasing amount of attention from the world. Nonetheless, in the face of the growing importance of China studies, it is also a fact that International Relations currently lacks an effective analytical framework to understand the rising power, which in turn leads to uncertainties and challenges in the analysis and prediction of China’s external behavior and potential development. This discussion sets out from the perspective of normative power and examines the mutual influence of state interactions based on the social theories of IR. Noting the influences of Chinese culture and the self-identity of researchers on contemporary China, this author ponders over the distinctive character that may come from the transformation of China ’s international status in the future.