Dancing with the Dragon China's Emergence in the Developing World

by Hickey, Dennis; Guo, Baogang; Al-Olimat, Muhamad; Cheng, Joseph Y.U.; Hickey, Dennis; Hua, Shiping; Kim, Jih-Un; Kiss, Eric; Ku, Samuel C.Y.; Lheem, Han; Men, Jing; Teng, Chung-chian; Zhang, Enyu; Zhou, Kate

• ISBN13: 9780739140659
• ISBN10: 0739140655
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-30
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

For the past several decades, China has been transforming itself from an isolated and backward agrarian society into an economic superpower with global interests and responsibilities. Over 300 million Chinese have been lifted out of poverty, and China now enjoys the fastest growing and third largest economy on Earth. Not surprisingly, numerous changes in China's foreign relations have accompanied the astounding transformations in the country's domestic politics and society. Perhaps most surprising to some observers is Beijing's aggressive foray into the so-called developing world. This coedited book focuses on China's increasing engagement with many of the less developed countries-particularly those in Africa. Latin America. Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East-and explores the current and future trends in Beijing's foreign relations. The old and hackneyed call for revolutionary struggle and world revolution has been consigned to the dustbin of history. In its place is a concrete pledge to construct a "win-win" relationship with any country willing to deepen ties with Beijing. Dancing with the Dragon will help readers gain a greater understanding of China's foreign relations in this critical part of the global community. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Dennis Hickey is the James F. Morris Endowed Professor of Political Science at Missouri State University.
Baogang Guo is associate professor of political science at Dalton State College.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. vii
List of Tables	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: Dancing with the Dragon: China's Emergence in the Developing World	p. 1
The Chinese One World View and Foreign Policy	p. 11
China's Foreign Policy after the Seventeenth Party Congress	p. 23
Matching Words with Deeds: China's Embracement of East Asian Regionalism	p. 53
When Soft Power Meets Nationalism: An Analysis of China's Charm Offensive in South Korea	p. 77
A Triangular Relationship: China, Russia, and the United States in Central Asia	p. 89
Democracy, Development and China's Acquisition of Oil in the Third World	p. 105
China and Africa: Old Friends, New Partners	p. 125
China's New Burden in Africa	p. 145
China and the Middle East	p. 165
China and Southeast Asia: The Clouds behind the Light	p. 197
Index	p. 223
Contributors	p. 225
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