China And The World

Taylor & Francis

This book poses and addresses several main questions about the major sources, patterns, and consequences of Chinese foreign policy behavior. It represents a joint venture into the seemingly forbidden territory of interdisciplinary inquiry in the study of Chinese foreign policy. > As the postwar international system continues its dramatic transformation, the fundamental question of what role China will play is becoming increasingly central. Contributors to the volume focus on the developments of the post-Tiananmen years, addressing the issues raised by China's expanding and increasingly complex relationships with a rapidly changing global environment. They consider such questions as: What is the principal challenge of post-Tiananmen foreign policy? How will China cope with the call for a more peaceful, equitable, democratic, and ecological world order? How has the nexus between China and the world changed in this transition period, and why? What are the implications for China's futt