Greater China in an Era of Globalization

by Guo, Sujian; Guo, Baogang; Cieslik, Thomas; Friedman, Edward; Hsiang, Antonio C.; Hsiang, Jerome S.; Hsiung, James C.; Jia, Wenshan; Men, Jing; Tang, Xiaoyang; Vlcek, William; Wang, Marion Chyun-Yang; Weber, Katja

• ISBN13: 9780739135341
• ISBN10: 0739135341
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-12-03
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

China's growth in the past few decades has been unprecedented and continues to stay strong as it expands its influence around the globe. However, in many ways the once-insular China is now looking to find its footing as an international player in the globalization game. Greater China in an Era of Globalization looks at the rise of China and its impact on the surrounding territories of Taiwan. Hong Kong, and Macau, and asks the question: "What is Chinese globalization?" The contributors in this book look to answer this question by examining China's role both in its immediate sphere of influence and in the greater world. In doing so, the contributors argue that its push to globalize has had as much effect on the country itself, both politically and culturally, as it has had on the world. The contributors further the argument by analyzing China's influence on the rising nations in Africa and Latin America before ending the book with a comparative analysis between China and the historic rise and fall of influence of its European counterparts. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Sujian Guo is professor in the Department of Political Science and director of the Center for U.S.-China Policy Studies at San Francisco State University, and concurrently holding appointments at Fudan University as distinguished professor and associate dean at Fudan Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences. Baogang Guo is associate professor of political science at Dalton State College and president of the Association of Chinese Political Studies.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. vii
List of Tables	p. viii
Contributors	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiiii
Introduction Greater China in an Era of Globalization	p. 1
Chiglobalization? A Cultural Argument	p. 17
The Age of Geoeconomics, China's Global Role, and Prospects of Cross-Taiwan Integration	p. 27
Empire, Nation, State, and Marketplace: China's Complex Identity and Its Implication for Geopolitical Relationship in Asia	p. 51
Globalization and Cross-Strait Relations	p. 75
Democratic Peace across the Taiwan Strait	p. 97
China's Policy on Regional Cooperation in East Asia	p. 111
How Economic Superpower China Could Transform Africa	p. 139
The Role of Greater China in Latin America	p. 161
Greater China and Its Neighbors in Comparative Perspective: Lessons from Europe?	p. 185
Development-Great and Small: "Greater China," Small Caribbean Islands and Offshore Finance	p. 205
Index	p. 221
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