New Directions in the Study of China's Foreign Policy

by Alastair Iain Johnston (Editor), Robert S. Ross (Editor)

This book brings together several generations of specialists in Chinese foreign policy to present readers with current research on both new and traditional topics. The authors draw on a wide range of new materials―archives, documents, memoirs, opinion polls, and interviews―to examine traditional issues such as China's use of force from 1959 to the present, and new issues such as China's response to globalization, its participation in several international economic institutions, and the role of domestic opinion in its foreign policy. The book also offers a number of suggestions about the topics, methods, and sources that the Chinese foreign policy field needs to examine and address if it is to grow in richness, rigor, and relevance.

Genres: China

504 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

New Directions in the Study of China’s Foreign Policy focuses on the various ways that China’s foreign policy can head. This book looks at the considerations of China’s foreign policy looking at its relations with North Korea, Taiwan and then the economic interdependence between Japan and South Korea. The strategic considerations of US Military power and China’s burgeoning military might are also discussed. This book also takes a deep dive into some more theoretical IR areas looking at the constructivist view of China as well as the intercultural considerations of China. China’s uncomfortable roles in international organizations is explored through the WTO and a history of UN discussions. Overall this is geared towards and academic audience of IR scholars and does a commendable job of exploring all the facets of where China’s foreign policy can head. This is far more than a survey and does do a pretty deep dive in each area with top scholars in each section.