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China is an emerging superpower with growing economic and political
interests worldwide that need to be preserved and enhanced. As China
becomes economically powerful, it has also become more ambitious
and assertive. Its foreign policy strategy is aimed at protecting
the country from external threats as it pursues its geopolitical
interests, allowing China to continue with economic reforms as well
as the acquisition of comprehensive national power.
… China initially shied away from playing an active role in
international affairs commensurate with its economic weight. This
was primarily because the political leadership made a strategic
choice to concentrate on economic development at home without attempting
a more interventionist global role lest it distract from the number
one priority of economic development. But the last few years have
seen China shun this reticence like a traditional great power and
signal that it is no longer willing to watch international events
unfold from the sidelines, thereby promoting its new status as a
global player of significance. It is this evolving global profile
of China that is the focus of this book as Harsh V. Pant examines
the growing role of China in various parts of the world – Asia-Pacific,
South Asia, Africa, Middle East, Indian Ocean and Europe – and the
tough diplomatic choices that it is having to make as it goes about
asserting its interests.
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Series Editor’s Preface
Preface and Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
2 China in the Asia-Pacific: Changing Regional
Balance of Power
3 China in South Asia: Rapidly Expanding Orbit
4 China in the Indian Ocean: Challenging India’s
Geographical Predominance
5 China in the Middle East: Balancing the Applecart
6 China in Africa: The Push Continues But All’s
Not Well
7 China and the EU: A Relationship Adrift
Notes
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“China’s global economic clout has already been
widely acknowledged. Harsh V. Pant’s China’s
Rising Global Profile shifts the analytical lens to China’s
increasing engagement in international politics and expansion
of its presence as part of the behaviour intrinsic to its
status as a world power. This insightful and well-written
account documents and evaluates China’s emerging role
as an important powerbroker in the various regions of the
world such as the Asia-Pacific, South Asia, the Middle East,
Africa, and the European Union. The scope and breadth of this
monograph makes it essential reading for all who are interested
in mapping and understanding China’s increasingly high
profile role in contemporary World politics.” Mina
Roces, Series Editor of The Sussex Library of Asian Studies
“By exploring China’s increasing engagement in
international politics and the expansion of its presence as
a world power, Pant (King’s College London) seeks to evaluate
China’s emerging role as an important power broker in various
regions of the world. This well-written volume’s seven chapters
include an introduction. Chapter 2 examines China’s emerging
role in the Asia-Pacific region. Chapters 3 and 4 look into
whether India has found a way of asserting its power in South
Asia while attempting to contain China’s rapidly increasing
influence in the region. Chapter 5 explores China’s policy
priorities in the Middle East by analyzing its relations with
three key regional players: Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Israel.
Chapter 6 discusses China’s growing engagement with the African
continent. Chapter 7 addresses trends in China’s relations
with the EU and the implications of recent EU policy initiatives.
The author believes “the EU will have to move beyond trade
and economics to give this relationship [between China and
EU] greater meaning and substance. Otherwise, there is a danger
that China’s rise and America’s relative decline might further
marginalize Europe in global affairs. Highly recommended.”
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Publication Details
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Hardback ISBN: |
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978-1-84519-457-4 |
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Paperback ISBN: |
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978-1-84519-517-5 |
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140 pp. / 229 x 152 mm |
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Release Date: |
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February 2011; paperback,
November 2011 |
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Hardback Price: |
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£29.95 / $45.00 |
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Paperback Price: |
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£17.95 / $24.95 |
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