A Rising China and Security in East Asia: Identity Construction and Security Discourse

by Li; Rex

• ISBN13: 9780415449410
• ISBN10: 0415449413
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-12-29
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

A Rising China and Security in East Asia provides a systematic and in-depth analysis of the security discourse of Chinese elites on the major powers in East Asia, namely the US, Japan and Russia,and how China perceives their global security strategy.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	p. xii
Preface	p. xiii
List of abbreviations	p. xvi
A rising China, international relations theories and Chinese security discourse of East Asian powers	p. 1
Hegemonic aspirations in a unipolar world: US security strategy under the George Bush Snr and Bill Clinton presidencies	p. 47
September 11, pre-emption and the Bush Doctrine: US security strategy under the George W. Bush administration	p. 78
Security, identity and strategic choice: Japan's quest for a great power status	p. 113
A key player in an emerging multipolar world: Russia and East Asian security	p. 143
China's response to the security challenge of the major powers in East Asia: identity construction and great power aspirations	p. 171
Conclusion: Chinese security discourse and its implications for the debate on the rise of China	p. 209
Appendix	p. 228
Notes	p. 232
Bibliography	p. 235
Name index	p. 281
Subject index	p. 289
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