Sinocentric

At least one reason is the prevalence of neo-Confucianism that instilled in Song emperors its Sinocentric ideology that compelled them to spread their power and values.

Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008

From that point onwards, however, xi'nan has been used from the point of view of the Central Plain (zhongyuan), a Sinocentric view. 22

Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008

Thus the perspective adopted is usually 'looking down south' from China and is inevitably Sinocentric. 10

Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008

Note 24: For the Chinese criticism on the Sinocentric perspective in Southwest studies, see general preface of Southwest China Study Series.

Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008

Note 28: Some Western scholars blindly follow this Sinocentric paradigm.

Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008

In a similar way, China has tried to revive its old Sinocentric imperial system without stirring up fears of the Chinese army marching into India or the Chinese navy taking over the South China Sea, even as it -- like Turkey -- also establishes friendly relations with old adversaries (including Russia).

John Feffer: Stealth Superpower: How Turkey Is Chasing China to Become the Next Big Thing 2010

Northern kingdoms such as those of the Xixia, the Liao, the Jin, and the Mongols all pressured Song China to such a degree that the Song was forced to give up Sinocentric principles and adopt a pragmatic attitude to deal with foreign peoples.

Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008

However, one has to be careful in reading these interpretative essays, since very often they take a Sinocentric stance.

Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008

Sidelining Japan is a manifestation of the State Department's Sinocentric obsession.

Bush's North Korea Surrender Will Have Lasting Consequences 2008

By "courtesy," the good emperor meant Korea's proper deference to China within a Sinocentric imperial system grounded in a Confucian understanding of the correct hierarchical relations between juniors and seniors.

This Courtesy and Discourtesy Horace Jeffery Hodges 2005