Chinas Strategic Adaptation and the Limits of US Engagement ... - 9781041219910

Chinas Strategic Adaptation and the Limits of US EngagementAuthor(s): Yue Lu\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781041219910, 978-1041219910\nSynopsis\nLu examines the conditions under which China could be integrated into the US-led liberal international order through US engagement policies. This analysis operates within the broader framework of a hegemon's deliberate strategy to incorporate a rising great power into its established order and to shape the rising powers foreign policya frequently overlooked dimension of China's relationship with the still largely US-led international system.\n\nThrough the development of a comprehensive framework for understanding state socialization, the book demonstrates that China's integration into the liberal international order through US engagement faces fundamental structural obstacles. Rather than depending on the hegemon's ideational influence, this socialization process is p.