International Strategic Relations And China's National Security: World At The Crossroads

by Pla National Defense University China

Overview

The world was standing at the crossroads in 2015 as globalization propelled human beings into an increasingly integrated community of common destiny. In the meantime, the world witnessed the strategic competition among major powers. This annual publication offers views, opinions and predictions on global political and security issues, and China's strategic choices by Chinese scholars. It covers almost all the significant issues that took place in the international security arena in 2015. Besides the relations among major powers, it studies the international community's fight against Islamic State (IS), the strategic situation in the Korean Peninsula, political situation in Myanmar, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear issue, free navigation in the South China Sea, China's Belt and Road Initiative and its grand diplomacy.This book argues that the strategic competition among major powers is heightening, and smaller countries as well as extremist forces like the IS are seeking strategic space by taking advantage of the conflicts among major powers. The book concludes that to address this major historic challenge in international politics, it is essential that some major powers drop the hostile stance towards each other and enhance partnership to foster international cooperation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789813148987
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	11/17/2016
Series:	International Strategic Relations And China's National Security , #2
Pages:	372
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

The Institute for Strategic Studies v

Editorial Board vii

Contributors ix

Translators xiii

Acknowledgments xv

Chapter 1 Historic Challenges to the International System and China's New Type of International Relations Strategy - An Overview of the International Strategic Situation and China's National Security in 2015 QI Dapeng 1

Chapter 2 An Assessment of the Strategic Trends of China-U.S. Relations XU Qiyu 23

Chapter 3 An Assessment of the Strategic Trends of Russian-American Relations Yang Lei 45

Chapter 4 An Assessment of the International Community's Fight against the Islamic State Li Xiaolu 63

Chapter 5 An Assessment of the Developmental Trends in Japan's Strategy Meng Xiaoxu 89

Chapter 6 A Review of the Strategic Situation on the Korean Peninsula Chen Yue 111

Chapter 7 An Assessment of the Political Situation in Taiwan and the Posture in Cross-Strait Relations Wang Shushen 133

Chapter 8 An Assessment of the ASEAN Integration Course Zhao Yi 159

Chapter 9 An Assessment of the Developmental Trends in the Political Situation in Myanmar and Their Implications Ye Fei 175

Chapter 10 An Assessment of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian Nuclear Issue Zhai Yucheng Lu Yin 191

Chapter 11 An Assessment of Europe's Strategic Trends Zhao Jizhou Zhao Chen 211

Chapter 12 A Review of the Strategic Situation in Latin America Wu Hongying Li Meng Cao Ting Chen Xiaoyang Yan Jin 235

Chapter 13 Freedom of Navigation and the Sino-US. Struggle on the South China Sea Issue Duan Kejing 261

Chapter 14 An Assessment of the Strategic Situation in Cyberspace Wen Baihua 281

Chapter 15 The Belt and Road Initiative and China's Grand Diplomacy Zheng Yongnian Zhang Chi 309

Index 333