1st Edition

China's Rise - Threat or Opportunity?

Edited By Herbert S. Yee Copyright 2011
328 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

The phenomenal growth of Chinese economic and military power in the first decade of the 21 st century has drawn world-wide attention. Perceptions of China's rise have shifted from seeing China as a threat to a more mixed view, where China is seen as playing a key role in economic recovery, taking an increasingly responsible role in world affairs, and contributing significantly to scientific and... Read more

Introduction - Herbert Yee  1. Power Transition Theory: A Challenge to the Peaceful Rise of World Power China - Edward Friedman  2. Core Elements in a Rising China’s Foreign Policy and Key Issues in Sino-American Relations - Ming K. Chan  3. China’s Rise and Russia’s Interests - Alexander Lukin  4. European Perspectives on China’s Rise - Jean-Pierre Cabestan  5. Sino-Vatican Relations on China’s Rise - Beatrice Leung  6. Middle-Eastern Perceptions of China’s Rise - Yitzhak Shichor  7. Too Close for Comfort?: Japanese and Korean Perspectives on China’s Rise - Brian Bridges  8. Political and Economic Friction between China and Japan - Hideo Ohashi  9. Indian Perspectives on China: Concerns and Prospects - Srikanth Kondapalli  10. Accommodation with Hedging: Southeast Asia’s Changing Perspectives toward China - Aileen San Pablo Baviera  11. Indonesia’s Perceptions of the "China Threat": From "Yellow Threat from the North" to "Strategic Partner" - Christine Susanna Tjhin  12. The "China Threat" in the Context of China’s Peaceful Development: A View from Australia - Colin Mackerras  13. A New Era of Mainland-Taiwan Relations? - Simon T.C. Chang  14. The Response of Hong Kong and Macao to Mainland China’s Emergence: Trends and Prospects - Sonny S.H. Lo  15. From "China Threat" to "China Responsibility": Changing Perceptions about China in the Western Media and China’s Response - Jin Canrong 

Biography

Herbert S. Yee is currently Visiting Professor of Politics and International Relations at the Macau Polytechnic Institute, China, and former Professor in the Department of Government and International Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. His recent publications include (as co-editor) The China Threat: Perceptions, Myths and Reality (also published by Routledge) and Return of the Dragon: US-China Relations in the 21st Century.