1st Edition

Conditioning China’s Influence Intentionality, Intermediaries, and Institutions

Edited By Courtney J. Fung, Enze Han, Kai Quek, Austin Strange Copyright 2026
260 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This edited volume contributes to debates about China’s influence, and explores three specific themes in the context of global China: the effects of (un)intentional influence and influence externalities; the role of intermediaries, the sub-state and non-state actors that are conduits for influence; and the conditioning effects of host country institutions. The work advances conversation of... Read more

I) Introduction Section  Introduction, Courtney J. Fung, Enze Han, Kai Quek, and Austin Strange  II) Intentionality  Chapter 1.  The Power of Influence and the Influence of Power in China-Africa Relations, Lina Benabdallah  Chapter 2.  Disaggregating ‘Chinese Influence’: Concepts, Practices and Effects of PRC Overseas Political Activities, Andrew Chubb  III)  Intermediaries  Chapter 3.  Hirschmanesque Effects: Typology, Scope Conditions, and A Case Study of the Koizumi Administration’s China Policy, Ronan Tse-min Fu  Chapter 4.  Hydro-hegemony and Chinese Influence, Selina Ho  Chapter 5.  Grand Strategy’s Domestic Underpinnings: A Dynamic Approach to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Min Ye  IV)  Institutions  Chapter 6.  The Limits of Chinese Influence in the Philippines, Andrew Yeo and Enrico Gloria  Chapter 7.  ‘Chinese influence’ in Central and Eastern Europe? Diffusion of a meme, Anastas Vangeli and Richard Q. Turcsanyi  Chapter 8.  Technical standardization – a power source for rising China?, Tim Nicholas Rühlig  V)  Conclusion and Reflections  Reflections on the Study of Influence, Steve Chan

Biography

Courtney J. Fung is Associate Professor in the Discipline of Security Studies in the School of International Studies at Macquarie University, Australia.

Enze Han is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Kai Quek is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Austin Strange is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.