Description
Book SynopsisPresenting a historical survey of China’s boundary disputes and settlements, Hyer demonstrates that its approach to territorial disputes has been pragmatic and strategic.
Trade ReviewThe Pragmatic Dragon significantly advances the reader’s knowledge of China’s reactions and counter-measures to its boundary disputes. Moreover, the case studies present an intriguing account of why and how China made compromises on its border disputes. It is a book worth reading for those with great curiosity and questions about China’s boundary settlements. This book may also interest political economists, historians, and general readers concerned with China’s response to the shift of the global balance of power.
-- Kai Chen, Xiamen University, China * Pacific Affairs *
Table of ContentsPart 1: The Strategic and Historical Context
Introduction: Grand Strategy and Boundary Settlements
1 The Historical Legacy
Part 2: The Sino-Indian Dimension
2 Sino-Indian Relations and Boundary Disputes
3 The Sino-Burmese Boundary Settlement
4 Boundary Settlements with Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan
5 The Sino-Pakistani Boundary Settlement
6 The Sino-Afghan Boundary Settlement
Part 3: The Sino-Soviet/Russian Dimension
7 Sino-Soviet/Russian Relations and the Boundary Settlement
8 The Sino-Mongolian Boundary Settlement
9 The Sino-Japanese Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Dispute
10 The Sino-Vietnamese Territorial and Boundary Settlements
Part 4: Contemporary Settlements and Disputes
11 Boundary Settlements with Eurasian States
12 The South China Sea Territorial Disputes
Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
