This edited volume addresses one of the most significant issues in international strategic studies today: how to meet the challenge of a rising China? The contributors take a global view of the topic, offering unique and often controversial perspectives on the nature of the China challenge. The book approaches the subject from a variety of angles, including realist, offensive realist, institutional, power transition, interdependence, and constructivist perspectives. Chapters explore such issues as the US response to the China challenge, Japan’s shifting strategy toward a rising China, EU-China relations, China’s strategic partnership with Russia and India, and the implications of "unipolarity" for China, the US and the world. In doing so, the volume offers insights into some of the key questions surrounding China’s grand strategy and its potential effects on to the existing international order.
Author(s): Quansheng Zhao
Edition: 1
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 280
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
Illustrations......Page 10
Contributors......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 14
Part I: Understanding the China challenge......Page 16
1 China rising: Theoretical understanding and global response......Page 18
2 China’s rise in historical perspective......Page 38
3 Exploring theoretical implications of the rise of China: A critique on mainstream international relations perspectives......Page 56
4 China’s rise as a trading power......Page 77
Part II: Perspectives from around the globe......Page 96
5 The United States’ response to the China challenge......Page 98
6 Japan’s shifting strategy toward the rise of China......Page 118
7 Future imperfect: The EU’s encounter with China (and
the United States......Page 146
8 Beyond alliance?: China’s strategic partnerships with Russia and India......Page 166
9 Southeast Asian perspectives on the China challenge......Page 192
10 Latin America and China’s growing interest......Page 210
Part III: Managing the challenge......Page 230
11 Unipolarity: Implications for China, the United States, and the world......Page 232
12 Managing the challenge: Power shift in US–China relations......Page 245
Index......Page 270
