Synopses & Reviews
China’s economic and military strength has grown exponentially in recent years. Within the span of a single generation, China has transformed itself from struggling, insular state to major hub of the global economy. While it was once hostile toward global institutions, China now actively participates in numerous multilateral organizations. As China’s economy has become the fastest growing in the world, its diplomacy has also become increasingly sophisticated, expanding its influence both within Asia and around the world.
Although China’s foreign security has improved, problems with the nation’s foreign policy remain severe. In Challenges to Chinese Foreign Policy, noted scholars Yufan Hao, C. X. George Wei, and Lowell Dittmer have gathered prominent contributors to provide original assessments of China’s foreign policy from a Chinese perspective. Focusing on existing challenges the country faces in its foreign relations and the strategies China has adopted to meet its goals, this volume provides greater understanding of current Chinese foreign policy.
Review
"This is an important and timely work. It increases our understanding of PRC foreign policy and the factors that shape it."--Dennis V. Hickey, author of Foreign Policy Making in Taiwan: From Principles to Pragmatism(Dennis V. Hickey, Feb 18 2008 )
Review
"This volume makes a significant contribution to scholarship in Chinese foreign policy by examining challenging theoretical and policy issues. The authors ask important questions and help to solve multiple puzzles in Chinese foreign policy."(Guoli Liu, Feb 20 2008 )
Synopsis
When Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics, China symbolically asserted its role as an emerging world power -- a position it is not likely to relinquish anytime soon. China's growing economy, military reforms, and staggering productivity have contributed to its ascendancy as a major player in international affairs. Western scholars have attempted to explain Chinese foreign policy using historical or theoretical evidence, but until this volume, few studies from a Chinese perspective have been published in English.
In Challenges to Chinese Foreign Policy: Diplomacy, Globalization, and the Next World Power, editors Yufan Hao, C. X. George Wei, and Lowell Dittmer reveal how Chinese scholars view their nation's rise to global dominance. Drawing from a wealth of foreign relations experts including scholars native to the region, this volume examines the unique challenges China faces as it adapts in its role as a world leader, and it analyzes how China's evolving international relationships are shaping the global landscape of the twenty-first century.
About the Author
Yufan Hao is assistant professor of political science at Colgate University. He is the coeditor of
China’s Foreign Policy Making: Societal Forces and Chinese American Policy.
C. X. George Wei is professor of law in the Lee Kong Chian School of Law at Singapore Management University. He is the author of several books, including
The Law of Copyright in Singapore. Lowell Dittmer is professor of political science at the University of California at Berkeley. He has authored numerous publications and is coeditor of
China’s Deep Reform: Domestic Politics in Transition.