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China rising: Peace, power, and order in East Asia

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Throughout the past three decades East Asia has seen more peace and stability than at any time since the Opium Wars of 1839-1841. During this period China has rapidly emerged as a major regional power, averaging over nine percent economic growth per year since the introduction of its market reforms in 1978. Foreign businesses have flocked to invest in China, and Chinese exports have begun to flood the world. China is modernizing its military, has joined numerous regional and international institutions, and plays an increasingly visible role in international politics. In response to this growth, other states in East Asia have moved to strengthen their military, economic, and diplomatic relations with China. But why have these countries accommodated rather than balanced China's rise? David Kang believes certain preferences and beliefs are responsible for maintaining stability in East Asia. Kang's research shows how East Asian states have grown closer to China, with little evidence that the region is rupturing. Rising powers present opportunities as well as threats, and the economic benefits and military threat China poses for its regional neighbors are both potentially huge; however, East Asian states see substantially more advantage than danger in China's rise, making the region more stable, not less. Furthermore, although East Asian states do not unequivocally welcome China in all areas, they are willing to defer judgment regarding what China wants and what its role in East Asia will become. They believe that a strong China stabilizes East Asia, while a weak China tempts other states to try to control the region. Many scholars downplay the role of ideas and suggest that a risingChina will be a destabilizing force in the region, but Kang's provocative argument reveals the flaws in contemporary views of China and the international relations of East Asia and offers a new understanding of the importance of sound U.S. policy in the region

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Ketersediaan

2759-2009

327.5105 Kan c

Perpustakaan Diplomasi

Tersedia

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

327.5105 Kan c

Penerbit

New York : Columbia University Press., 2007

Deskripsi Fisik

xiii, 274 pages : illustrations : bibl: hlm 252-262 : index ; 24 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-231-14188-8

Klasifikasi

327.5105

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

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Subjek

China--Foreign relations--1976
East Asia--Politics and goverment

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

David C. Kang

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