Looking for balance
Subtitle: China, the United States, and power balancing in East Asia
By: Steve Chan
Series: Studies in Asian security; Studies in Asian security
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Stanford, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780804778206
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Balance of power; Foreign relations
Description: By drawing on alternative theoretic approaches - most especially 'balance-of-threat' theory, political economic theory, and theories surrounding regime survival in multilateral rather than bilateral contexts - the author of this book creates an explanation of what is in motion in East Asia that differs widely from the traditional 'strategic vision' of national interest. He concludes that China's primary international relations aim is not to match U.S. military might or the foreign policy influence which flows from that power, and that its neighbours are not balancing against its rising power.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Balance of power, power balance, and balancing; title: Looking for balancing : the non-occurrence of the expected; title: The political economy of defense and regime strategy; title: Balance-of-power expectations versus credible commitment; title: Growth, trust, and historical comparisons; title: Preferences, intentions, and multilateralism.