Abstract Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has enjoyed an unparalleled ability to project military power around the globe, as the…
Country or Region: China
Summary Is China a rogue donor, as some media pundits suggest? Or is China helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty, as…
Abstract China’s rapidly growing economic engagement with other developing countries has aroused intense debates, but these debates have often generated more heat than light. The…
Summary This is an interesting historical analysis of how the American government, frustrated over its inability to prevent the Communist victory in China, turned in…
Summary From two former Beijing bureau chiefs with long experience in Asian affairs comes a clear-eyed and uncompromising look at the potentially disastrous collision course…
Abstract There is a scene in “Patton” where the general is speaking to a ladies club in England. He opines that as the British and…
Summary This comprehensive overview of the modern Chinese economy by a noted expert on China’s economic development offers a quality and breadth of coverage not…
Summary The foreign policy of the People’s Republic of China has been dominated in recent decades by the problems of dealing with the other major…
Summary China’s rapid economic growth has led to a huge increase in its domestic energy needs. This book provides a critical overview of how China’s…
Continue reading Andrews-Speed, Philip, and Roland Dannreuther
Summary This volume explores the complex interrelationships among China, the United States, and the Middle East—what the authors call the “vital triangle.” There is surely…
Summary The geopolitical landscape of contemporary China-Africa relations has provoked wide media interest. After being conspicuously overlooked during the G8’s purported ‘Year of Africa’, the…
Continue reading Alden, Christopher, Daniel Large, and Ricardo de Oliveira, eds
Abstract The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was established in 2000. It is a multilateral platform for exchange and cooperation between China and African countries…
Continue reading Anshan, Li, Liu Haifang, Pan Huaqiong, Zeng Aiping, and He Wenping
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Abstract The pursuit of national interests is the legitimate goal of a state’s foreign policy. Yet in the 1990s, politicians in the West and the…
Summary As the postwar international system continues its dramatic transformation, the fundamental question of what role China will play is becoming increasingly central. Contributors to…
