Based on the power analysis conducted in the previous two chapters, it will be argued here
that the main hypothesis does not fully explain the Chinese assertiveness. Moreover, it is …

The notion of an 'assertive'China has been widely discussed, yet there is no consensus
about what comprises the assertive behaviour of China and why China (allegedly) started to …

China is a big country and other countries are small countries and that is just a fact
(Blumenthal 2010). This is how the Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi reacted after the …

Despite its title, this is not really a book about the South China Sea dispute. It is, to quote the
author,“a project developing a conceptualization of power suitable for analytical use in …

Abstract The South China Sea (SCS) has become one of the most problematic spots of
international politics, and it has been mentioned as a possible trigger to a large-scale world …

Since 2010, there has been obvious escalation of tensions in the South China Sea,
coinciding with China's rise and the United States''pivot'to Asia. Has China become more …

China is not assertive in the sense it is commonly used. China is naturally a big nation, a
global economy and a large military power owing to its size and geography. Many analysts …

No nation in the world today has worked more strenuously than Japan to make sense of
“China's assertiveness.” Much has changed in the Sino-Japanese relationship since Wen …

Why has China's foreign policy become more assertive since 2009, and what is driving
Beijing's foreign policy orientations? Given the significance of China's rise over the past few …

The renewed tension between China and some other claimant states over the disputed
territories in the South China Sea in the last few years has generated widespread concerns …