Synopses & Reviews
In
China Restored: The Middle Kingdom Looks to 2020 and Beyond, Eric C. Anderson challenges the widespread perception of China as a rising giant whose authoritarian program to supplant the United States as global hegemony poses a grave international threat. He weighs in against doomsday prophets such as Martin Jacques, who predicts that China's economy and diplomatic influence will equal those of the United States by 2025 and will eclipse them by a factor of two by 2050. Anderson, a player in Washington's China policy debates who enjoys deep access to Chinese intelligence sources, counters with a careful argument that Beijing's overriding aim is in fact to foster a stable global environment conducive to its economic development and regional hegemony based on legitimate political authority rather than coercion.
Anderson points to three principal factors that will drive Chinese behavior over the next 10 years: the Chinese Communist Party's desire to be recognized as a responsible member of the international community; China's effort to equip, train, and maintain a modern military; and Beijing's campaign to "sell" her governance model—from economic development to serving a domestic constituency—as a direct competitor to Washington's version of liberal democracy. Asserting that Beijing is poised to serve as Washington's "peer competitor," Anderson offers insights as to what can be expected from China in the future, including facilitating U.S. nuclear nonproliferation efforts and participating in international peacekeeping operations.
Review
"Among the spate of new books on China, this volume stands out for its clarity and analytical insight. Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels." - Choice
Synopsis
In
China Restored: The Middle Kingdom Looks to 2020 and Beyond, Eric C. Anderson challenges the widespread perception of China as a rising giant whose authoritarian program to supplant the United States as global hegemony poses a grave international threat. He weighs in against doomsday prophets such as Martin Jacques, who predicts that China's economy and diplomatic influence will equal those of the United States by 2025 and will eclipse them by a factor of two by 2050. Anderson, a player in Washington's China policy debates who enjoys deep access to Chinese intelligence sources, counters with a careful argument that Beijing's overriding aim is in fact to foster a stable global environment conducive to its economic development and regional hegemony based on legitimate political authority rather than coercion.
Anderson points to three principal factors that will drive Chinese behavior over the next 10 years: the Chinese Communist Partys desire to be recognized as a responsible member of the international community; Chinas effort to equip, train, and maintain a modern military; and Beijings campaign to sell her governance modelfrom economic development to serving a domestic constituencyas a direct competitor to Washingtons version of liberal democracy. Asserting that Beijing is poised to serve as Washingtons peer competitor, Anderson offers insights as to what can be expected from China in the future, including facilitating U.S. nuclear nonproliferation efforts and participating in international peacekeeping operations.
Synopsis
Contrary to lurid forecasts in the West that China is on track to wrest global hegemony from the United States by 2025, China is in fact positioning itself to resume its historic role as the "Middle Kingdom"—a senior mentor with benign aspirations for guiding Asia into the mid-21st century.
Synopsis
• Original materials include Chinese documents concerning Beijing's domestic, economic, and military policies
• 45 sidebars explain key words, concepts, and issues simply and clearly for the benefit of general readers
• A bibliography provides an extensive listing of contemporary materials concerning China's future intentions
Synopsis
·Original materials include Chinese documents concerning Beijing's domestic, economic, and military policies
·45 sidebars explain key words, concepts, and issues simply and clearly for the benefit of general readers
·A bibliography provides an extensive listing of contemporary materials concerning China's future intentions
Synopsis
• Explains why American foreign policy makers are not ready for China's rise
• Suggests that authoritarian capitalism is a viable contender versus democracy
• Argues that China and Taiwan are headed down a path toward reconciliation and that Washington needs to rethink its relationship with Taipei
• Evaluates China's military modernization and concludes that the People's Liberation Army is not as frightening as some authors would have us believe
• Refutes "the China threat" theory in Martin Jacques's bestseller, When China Rules the World
Synopsis
Doomsday prophets in the West predict that China's economy and global power will eclipse those of the United States by a factor of two by 2050. Not so, reports Eric C. Anderson.