China in World Politics

by Kornberg, Judith F.

• ISBN13: 9781588262486
• ISBN10: 1588262480
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2005-03-31
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner

Summary

"This fully revised text introduces students to China's foreign policy--past and present--and the factors that may influence the country's future policy agenda"--Provided by publisher.

Author Biography

John Faust is professor emeritus of political science at Eastern Illinois University and research associate at the Eastern Illinois University Public Institute.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	ix
Introduction	1	(8)
New Ideologies	2	(1)
Greater China	3	(1)
The Ascendancy of Adam Smith over Karl Marx?	3	(1)
The Collapse of the Soviet Empire	4	(1)
Chinese-U.S. Relations	5	(1)
China and Its Neighbors in the Post-Cold War Era	6	(1)
Global Regimes	7	(1)
Alternative Scenarios for the Twenty-First Century	8	(1)
1 New Ideologies in the Twenty-First Century	9	(18)
The Chinese World Order	9	(4)
The Cold War World System	13	(1)
The People's Republic of China	14	(3)
Origins of the New World Order	17	(1)
China's Goals in the New World Order	18	(1)
Policy Options in the Twenty-First Century	19	(6)
Suggested Readings	25	(2)
2 Chinese Politics and Ideology	27	(38)
China's Traditional Foreign Relations	27	(2)
The Mandate of Heaven and the Chinese Communist Party	29	(5)
Nationalism, Irredentism, and Chinese Minorities	34	(3)
Solutions to Irredentism: Hong Kong and Taiwan	37	(6)
Human Rights and Political Freedoms	43	(6)
The Problem of Decentralization: Empire, Federation, or Anarchy?	49	(5)
The Problem of Succession and China's Political Future	54	(4)
Policy Options	58	(2)
Discussion Questions	60	(1)
Suggested Readings	61	(4)
3 The Ascendancy of Adam Smith over Karl Marx	65	(32)
The New Economics: Deng Xiaoping and the Open Door	66	(3)
Technology, Markets, and Education: The Western or the Japanese Model?	69	(5)
Economic Revolution in Rural China: Life in the Chinese Village	74	(5)
Joint Ventures and Special Economic Zones	79	(4)
Economic Liberalism, Political Freedom, and Human Rights: What Relationship?	83	(5)
Policy Options	88	(4)
Discussion Questions	92	(1)
Suggested Readings	93	(4)
4 China and Russia	97	(30)
Traditional Rivalries: Qing China and Romanov Russia	97	(1)
Revolutionary Relations: The Bolsheviks and the Chinese Communists	98	(2)
Two Communist Superpowers	100	(3)
The Brezhnev Doctrine	103	(2)
Gorbachev and Sino-Soviet Relations	105	(3)
The End of Communism	108	(1)
The Four Modernizations Versus Glasnost and Perestroika	109	(3)
Russia and China in the Twenty-First Century	112	(3)
How to Deal with Central Asia?	115	(2)
Policy Options	117	(4)
Discussion Questions	121	(1)
Suggested Readings	122	(5)
5 China and the United States	127	(32)
Historical Background	127	(2)
World War II	129	(1)
The Cold War Years	130	(10)
The Post-Cold War Era	140	(8)
Policy Options	148	(4)
Discussion Questions	152	(1)
Suggested Readings	153	(6)
6 China and Its Asian Neighbors	159	(28)
The Question of Two Koreas	161	(7)
Getting Along with Southeast Asia	168	(6)
The Balance of Power in South Asia	174	(6)
Policy Options	180	(2)
Discussion Questions	182	(1)
Suggested Readings	183	(4)
7 China and Japan	187	(24)
Japan: Partner or Rival?	188	(4)
Trade and Investment	192	(1)
Possibilities for Sino-Japanese Partnership	192	(8)
Chinese Perceptions of Japan's Security Role	200	(5)
The Pull of the Past in the Twenty-First Century	205	(1)
China and Japan at the Crossroads	206	(1)
Policy Options	207	(2)
Discussion Questions	209	(1)
Suggested Readings	209	(2)
8 China in the Global Regime	211	(40)
Peaceful Coexistence	211	(3)
China, the United Nations, and Collective Security in the New Era	214	(7)
Arms Control or Arms Races? Chinese Alternatives	221	(4)
International Finance: The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank	225	(5)
International Trade: Open or Closed Systems?	230	(4)
Dealing with the Environment	234	(6)
Policy Options	240	(6)
Discussion Questions	246	(1)
Suggested Readings	246	(5)
9 Alternative Scenarios	251	(18)
China's Role in the Emerging International Security System	251	(2)
China as a Regional Power	253	(2)
China and the Third World	255	(5)
China and the New World Order Redux: Problems and Solutions	260	(4)
Policy Options	264	(1)
Discussion Questions	265	(1)
Suggested Readings	266	(3)
Chronology of Most-Favored-Nation Status	269	(4)
List of Acronyms	273	(2)
Selected Websites	275	(2)
Index	277	(17)
About the Book	294