Chinas rising importance in Asian affairs represents a major change in regional power
dynamics in the early 21st century and a major challenge for analysts of Asian affairs …

Debates in China on strategic posture are not new. Previous debates of varying intensity
and significance have been pin-pointed by foreign analysts. The evidence suggests that yet …

In his recent article in International Security, David Shambaugh provides a far-ranging and
thought-provoking account of China's engagement policy with the wider Asian re-gion, 1 …

China actually emerges. A powerful China that has been conditioned to view multilateral
institutions as legitimate and effective sources of security may be prepared to adopt …

The People's Republic of China's turbulent experience during the Cold War (1949–1991)
has been followed by a remarkably tranquil period. Although conflict and crisis have …

by Ellen L. Frost, James J. Przystup, and Phillip C. Saunders regional security behavior was
mixed, to say the least. China maintained assertive positions on its territorial and sovereignty …

161 ment, leading China to adopt an approach of “attach [ing] importance to land and treat
[ing] the sea as unimportant”(zhongluqinghai). 2 Recent improvements in China's …

The 1980s have witnessed an intense debate by China's strategic community over a military
strategy in response to what Beijing sees as a shifting, but still complex and potentially …

The aim of this chapter is deceptively simple. We are interested in knowing how China's
involvement in international and regional security institutions has affected its foreign policy …

This volume examines the Chinese foreign policy framework today and traces its evolution
since the post-Mao era. Through the consideration of China's relations with the major …