| Description |
ix, 161 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction: China's "Peaceful Rise to Harmonious World" Outlook -- 2."Harmony" and Humane Governance in Classical Chinese Thought -- 3.Empire and Frontiers: The Limits of Harmony -- 4.How Peaceful Is China's Rise? -- 5.Confucian Geopolitics and Global Governance -- 6.Transforming World Disorder: Scenarios for the Future -- 7.Conclusion: Toward a Balanced China |
| Summary |
This book examines how China's leadership has responded to this depiction and the strategic approaches that have been developed to ameliorate threat perceptions. Rather than simply reassuring others that its rise is peaceful, China has taken proactive steps to reduce possible conflicts. Beijing seeks to shape the emerging global governance order as both non-threatening to itself and productive in transnational problem-solving. Borrowing from its own Confucian heritage to promote a harmonious world policy, China's contribution to world order is likely to be more robust than the responsible stakeholder epithet upon which the West has pinned its collective hopes. The book interprets China's quest for global order from Chinese perspectives, old and new, and provides the relevant philosophical and historical background to engage the reader in the ensuing debates. The authors also contextualize Chinese concepts with those from contemporary international relations, strategic studies and systems thinking. Their resultant contributions to existing analyses include the notion of Confucian geopolitics and the interplay between strategic theatres of cooperation and protection |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-157) and index |
| Subject |
National security -- China.
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007002707
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| Author |
Fergusson, James.
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| LC no. |
2012037531 |
| ISBN |
9780739168332 (alk. paper) |
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(electronic) |
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