Rise of China: Beijing’s Strategies and Implications for the Asia-Pacific (Politics in Asia) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415468825 ISBN 13: 9780415468824

Publisher: Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

Despite the growing internal social unrest and disparity of economic development, the People’s Republic of China is the third largest world economy and the second largest defense spender. Showing no clear signs of slowing down, China’s rise is seen as both an opportunity and a challenge by the major world powers.

This book examines every aspect of Beijing's strategies, ranging from political, economic and social challenges, to the Taiwan and Hong Kong issues, to the implications of these strategies in terms of China's place within the Asia Pacific, and indeed within the world system.

Written by a stellar line-up of international contributors the book will appeal to students and scholars of Chinese politics, foreign policy, political economy and social policy, and China-watchers alike.

About this title

Review:

"Provide[s] a useful survey of recent developments in China's relations with its neighbours." - Kenneth C. Walker, Asian Affairs, Nov 2010

About the Author:

Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao is the Executive Director of the Center for Asia-Pacific Area Studies (CAPAS) at Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan.

Cheng-yi Lin is a research fellow at the Institute of European and American Studies at Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0415468825
• ISBN 13: 9780415468824
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Hsiao Hsin-Huang Michael, Lin Cheng-Yi