The widespread debate on an East Asian power shift is generally based on the crude notion
that power and capability are interchangeable. We critique this view and offer the alternative …

What does the rise of China mean for the international order, especially the liberal
institutional order? Despite of the enormous scholarly attention paid to this important …

Since the late 1990s, the Chinese government has engaged in a process of attempting to
reform the technical global internet governance regime, which is currently dominated by the …

This article extends the role theory literature on domestic role contestation process by
specifically examining bureaucracies as potential advocates of competing national role …

Reform and Opening-up profoundly altered the face of China. From an agricultural
backwards country, which had suffered humiliation by Western powers and Japan in the …

This article examines the rise of China from the perspective of three selected countries–the
Philippines, Vietnam, and Malaysia–in Southeast Asia. I argue that their perceptions of …

Why do some states resist entering into international treaty regimes while others
demonstrate eagerness to participate? Although factors such as degree of pressure exerted …

Abstract The Shanghai Cooperation Council is a grouping of China, Russia, and Central
Asian states, originally founded to address common threats and concerns, especially in the …

The rise of China is a major theme in international relations for both scholars and statesmen.
Based on existing theories, namely the power transition theory and the balance of power …

This article systematically examines the perceptual dimension of US–China–ASEAN
relations. It specifically focuses on Chinese perceptions of American intentions in Southeast …