Assessing China's Power

by Jae Ho Chung (Editor)

Overview

The topic of China's rise and what it really means for the global and regional order is the subject of intense debate. In this volume, top scholars address China's power today, compare China's power with that of the USA, and forecast China's power in 2025.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137537065
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	10/05/2015
Series:	Asan-Palgrave Macmillan Series
Edition description:	1st ed. 2015
Pages:	299
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Francois Godement, Sciences Po, France Tony Saich, Harvard Kennedy School, USA. Andrew S. Erickson, U.S. Naval War College, USA. Michael S. Chase, RAND Corporation, USA. Kevin Pollpeter, University of California, USA. Ann Kent, Australian National University, Australia. Hankwon Kim, Asan Institute for Policy Studies, Korea David C. Kang, University of Southern California, USA. Evelyn Goh, Australian National University, Australia. Shaun Breslin, University of Warwick, UK. Suisheng Zhao, University of Denver, USA. Zhimin Chen, Fudan University, USA.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
List of Figures
Foreword; Hahm Chaibong
Preface
1. Assessing China's Power; Jae Ho Chung
PART I. DOMESTIC SOURCES/CONSTRAINTS OF CHINA'S POWER
2. China's Economic Power: Catching Up with America by 2025?; Francois Godement
3. China's Domestic Governing Capacity: Prospects and Challenges; Tony Saich
PART II. MILITARY COMPONENTS OF CHINA'S POWER
4. Evaluating China's Conventional Military Power: The Naval and Air Dimensions; Andrew S. Erickson
5. Assessing China's Evolving Nuclear Capabilities; Michael S. Chase
6. China's Modernization Efforts and Activities in Outer Space, Cyber Space, and the Arctic; Kevin Pollpeter
PART III. NORMATIVE SCOPE OF CHINA'S POWER
7. China's Changing Influence on the Multilateral System: From Adaptation to Assertion; Ann Kent
8. Evaluating China's Soft Power: Dimensions of Norms and Attraction; Hankwon Kim
PART IV. REGIONAL IMPACT OF CHINA'S POWER
9. China's Power in Regional Context (I): Northeast Asia; David Kang
10. China's Power in the Regional Context (II): Southeast Asia; Evelyn Goh
PART V. ASSESSING CHINA'S GLOBAL POWER
11. China's Global Power/China as a Global Power; Shaun Breslin
12. China's Power from a Chinese Perspective (I): A Developing Country vs. A Great Power; Suisheng Zhao
13. China's Power from a Chinese Perspective (II): Back to the Center Stage; Zhimin Chen
List of contributors
Index

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"China's growing power and what it means for the rest of us is the topic of the decade. What we lack is an objective, balanced, and systematic evaluation of just how powerful China is. This volume, the work of 13 outstanding China specialists, goes a long way to filling the gap." - Richard Bush, Brookings Institution, USA

"This edited volume on China's power contains contributions by some of the best China scholars in the world. One may not agree with all the views in it but, given the sophistication of the analyses, this book is a must read for those who wish to understand the future." - Jia Qingguo, Peking University, China

Editorial Reviews

All of the authors contributing to this volume offer intelligent analysis of recent developments, ongoing challenges, and likely future directions as China continues its rise within the global community. The essays are remarkably coherent and complimentary, collectively providing a comprehensive assessment of China’s economic, military, normative, regional, and global power. As such, this is an important and useful book for anyone interested in contemporary Chinese affairs.” (Peter Worthing, Pacific Affairs, Vol. 90 (2), March, 2017)

“The edited volume has enormous value in providing substantive knowledge and information, in-depth analyses, and mostly sober judgments and predictions … . the book should be on the reference shelf of scholars who study the rise of China and its implications and who are interested in the future of U.S.-China relations and the future of Asia.” (Chengqiu Wu, Journal of Chinese Political Science, Vol. 1, 2016)

From the Publisher