This article raises serious methodological, conceptual, historical and empirical questions
concerning the notion of China as the next world superpower. The most dynamic sector of …

Currently, the world system is in a state of complex crisis and transformation. The overall
influence of its US-led centre has weakened, and most of the global periphery is in either …

China's material interests are in a stable global order, given the immense benefits that
Beijing has enjoyed under extant conditions. Although some accounts seek to portray China …

In the past two decades, China has emerged as the major challenger to the United States's
leading position in the global economy and, to a lesser extent, as the world's foremost …

China's engagement with global capitalism is driven by the emergence of a statist and
private transnational capitalist class. Nevertheless, aspects of China's foreign policy from the …

During the cold war era, China was generally seen by the Left in the West as a model of
revolutionary socialism. The Left was especially attracted to the Maoist policies of public …

The dynamic of China's rise in the world economy is complex and contradictory,
characterised by both dependency and growing economic strength. What seems to be …

This article gives a broad characterization of China's political economy, as well as specific
aspects of its socio-economic instabilities. With a focus on China's export-oriented industry …

1 ing regional growth locomotive, generating a fourth of the world's growth since 1995, able
to put a man into orbit, regain Hong Kong and Macau, stymie Taiwan's drive for …

China's phenomenal rise has raised high expectations among some Western policymakers
for China to take a global leadership role and international responsibility as a great power in …