China, the developing world, and the new global dynamic
By: edited by Lowell Dittmer, George T. Yu
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9781588267009; 9781588267269
Description: "With China's rise as a major player in international affairs, how have its policies toward developing countries changed? And how do those policies now fit with its overall foreign policy goals? This timely new book explores the complexities of China's evolving relationship with the developing world. The authors first examine the political and economic implications of China's efforts to be seen as a responsible great power. A series of comprehensive regional chapters then showcase a quid pro quo relationship - variously involving crucial raw materials, energy, and consumers on the one hand and infrastructure development, aid, and security on the other. The concluding chapter illuminates China's search for national identity in the context of widespread suspicions of its strategic motives. The result is a thorough, yet accessible, view of an increasingly important topic in global affairs. This book explores the complexities of China's evolving relationship with the developing world, including countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-244) and index.
Table of contents: title: China and the Developing World / Lowell Dittmer; title: Changing Perspectives and Policies / Mel Gurtov; title: The Rise of a New "Trading Nation" / David Zweig; title: China and Southeast Asia: A New Regional Order in the Making? / Jorn Dosch; title: China and South Asia: Strategic Implications and Economic Imperatives / Lawrence Saez and Crystal Chang; title: China and Greater Central Asia: Economic Opportunities and Security Concerns / Niklas Swanstrom; title: China's Africa Policy: South-South Unity and Cooperation / George T. Yu; title: China's Middle East Strategy: In Search of Wells and Power / Yitzhak Shichor; title: China and Latin America: Development Challenges and Geopolitical Dilemmas / Nicola Phillips; title: China's Rise, Global Identity, and the Developing World / Lowell Dittmer.