This article examines China's interests in Central Asia in the post-Cold War era. It looks at
various aspects of the country's security before examining Beijing's strategy vis-a-vis other …

In the 1990s, China began to develop and articulate a 'new concept of security'. The
collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War altered the context of Chinese …

China has frequently been depicted by some observers as an assertive rising power.
However, assertiveness is neither a theoretically rigorous nor empirically useful term. The …

The end of the cold war has changed China's basic perception of world politics and its
conception of national security. In the cold war era, Chinese leaders tended to view national …

Despite the end of the Cold War and the break-up of the USSR, Central Asia remains a core
element in the security strategy of the People's Republic of China. This strategy, establishing …

Nuances of China's foreign and security policy should be traced to domestic factors like state-
society relationship, economic reforms and political stability. And clearly domestic priorities …

The concept of security is evolving. In the Cold War years, it was conflated with that of
national security based on power and strength represented by military capabilities. This …

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 99, China rekindled its memory of past ties
and sought to restore its relationships with Central Asia. However, Central Asia had …

In recent years, regional leaders and analysts have observed that China has been very
successful in improving its relations with the ASEAN countries. Starting from a description of …

Most research on contemporary Central Asia has concentrated on relations between the
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Central Asian states, their connections with …