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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809981703321

Autore

Heilmann Sebastian

Titolo

China's Foreign Political and Economic Relations : An Unconventional Global Power

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014

ISBN

1-4422-1303-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 pages)

Collana

State & Society in East Asia.

Altri autori (Persone)

SchmidtDirk H

Disciplina

327.51

Soggetti

China -- Foreign economic relations

China -- Foreign relations

National security -- China

National security - China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes; List of Acronyms; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Foreign Policy Decision Making; Chapter 3: Reorientations in China's Foreign Policy; Chapter 4: China's Security Policy; Chapter 5: China in the World Economy; Chapter 6: China's Role in International Environmental and Climate Policy; Chapter 7: China and International Human Rights Policy; Chapter 8: The Taiwan Issue; Chapter 9: China's Relations with Japan and Korea; Chapter 10: Sino-American Relations; Chapter 11: China's Relations with Europe; Chapter 12: Empire and Guerrilla

Sources and LiteratureAppendix; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This balanced and thoughtful book presents a thorough analysis of the dynamics of China's foreign political and economic relations. Sebastian Heilmann and Dirk H. Schmidt consider China's view of the world; its foreign policy decision-making process; its major bilateral relations; and key policy issues such as trade and investment, security, human rights, and climate change. The authors also assess how China's often unconventional and hidden activities underlying its global expansion challenge Western predominance. By explicitly addressing controversies and conflicts and providing