Contemporary China's Diplomacy - 9781138855069

Taylor & Francis

Contemporary China's DiplomacyAuthor(s): Xing Qu, Longbiao Zhong\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138855069, 978-1138855069\nSynopsis\nWith the second-largest economy and rapidly growing military strength, China is now an emerging regional and global super power, which makes it confronted with a sudden increase in opportunities, pressures and conflicts in terms of international issues. \n\nThis book gives a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the development of Chinas diplomatic strategies since 1980s, which have been changed approximately every ten years to cope with the complicated and changing international situations. In 1980s, China took \""non-alignment\"" to create a solid external environment for the reform and opening-up which had just been initiated. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, upheaval in Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War in 1990s, China adopted the principle of \""keeping a l.