Description
Book SynopsisAdopting a constructivist approach, this book argues that China's prospects for achieving 'great power' status peacefully depend more on perceptions of the country's development than on concrete measures of power or economic benefits. Incorporating historical perceptions, survey data and general analysis, the authors explore Chinese foreign policies in international organisations, international trade, security relations and as a model for global governance, as well as the reactions to those policies within the context of China's relations with Asian neighbours (India, Japan and the states of South-east Asia), existing international powers (the European Union, Russia and the United States), and emergent trading partners (Africa).
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Part I: Perspectives
1. Public and elite perceptions of China's rise
2. The perspectives of International Relations theory
3. The Chinese worldview
Part II: The Security Dimension
4. China's relations with the United States
5. China's relations with key European states
6. Sino-Japanese relations
7. China-Russia relations
8. China-India relations
9. China's relations with Southeast Asia
Part III: The Economic Dimension
10. China in the global economy
11. China - Africa relations
12. China and emerging Asia
13. China and the developmental state
Part IV: Governance
14. China in the UN Security Council
15. China in the WTO
16. China's ASEAN policy
17. China and global democracy
Conclusions
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