China's world
Subtitle: what does China want?
By: Kerry Brown
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9781784538095
Subjects: Foreign relations; History
Description: In the next decade China's actions on the world stage will affect us all. A new superpower, with the largest population and GDP on the globe, there are now fears that China is becoming more assertive. Here, award-winning China expert Kerry Brown guides us through China's foreign policy, from its skirmishes with US Navy destroyers in the South China Sea to its arguments with Japan over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands and its increased displays of military prowess - including huge investments in cyber warfare. Brown also assesses China's extraordinary plan to create a Ǹew Silk Road' across Central Asia - one of the biggest infrastructure project in modern history. In doing so he seeks to answer a simple question: what does China want? The answer lies in the unique way China thinks about the world. A comprehensive analysis by one of the world's most recognised and respected authorities, and based upon unparalleled research into Chinese leaders, their beliefs and their instincts, China's World is an essential read for the Western world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-236) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The principles of Chinese foreign policy; title: The world according to Xi Jinping; title: China and the United States: the ultimate love-hate relationship; title: Zone two: the Asia region; title: Zone three: the EU and China - civilized partners talking past each other; title: Zone four: the wider world; title: Conclusion: telling the China story.