The rise of China
By: edited by Michael E. Brown ... [et al.].
Series: International security readers; International security readers
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780262522762
Subjects: Politics and government; National security; Veiligheidspolitiek; Sicherheitspolitik; Sécurité nationale; Relations extérieures; International Security; Geschichte; Au enpolitik; Sécurité internationale; Militärpolitik; Buitenlandse betrekkingen; Geschichte 1976-2000; Foreign relations; Aufsatzsammlung
Description: "China's relentless economic growth in the 1980s and 1990s heralded its emergence as a great power in world politics. As its economy expanded, China seemed poised to become the second-largest economy in the world. At the same time, it modernized its military and adopted a more assertive diplomatic posture. Many observers have begun to debate the international implications of China's rise. Some analysts argue that China will inevitably pose a threat to peace and security in East Asia.

A few even predict a new cold war between Beijing and Washington. Others claim that a powerful China can remain benign. None believes that China can be ignored. The essays in this volume assess China's emerging capabilities and intentions, debate the impact that China will have on security in the Asia-Pacific region, and propose policies for the United States to adopt in its relations with China."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Assessing China's capabilities and intentions. Great expectations: interpreting China's arrival / Avery Goldstein ; Legitimacy and the limits of nationalism: China and the Diaoyu Islands / Erica Strecker Downs and Phillip C. Saunders ; China's search for a modern air force / John Wilson Lewis and Xue Litai ; China's military views the world: ambivalent security / David Shambaugh; title: Pt. 2. China and Asia-Pacific security. China, the U.S.-Japan alliance, and the security dilemma in East Asia / Thomas J. Christensen ; The geography of the peace: East Asia in the twenty-first century / Robert S. Ross; title: Pt. 3. Choices for policy toward China. Containment or engagement of China? calculating Beijing's responses / David Shambaugh ; East Asia and the "constrainment" of China / Gerald Segal.