A Rising China and Security in East Asia : Identity Construction and Security Discourse

ISBN-13: 9780415449410 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 320 str.

Rex Li

Opis

This volume provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the security discourse of Chinese élites on the major powers in East Asia, namely the United States, Japan and Russia. It is the first book-length study that utilizes international relations theories systematically to analyze Chinese perceptions of the three countries’ global and Asia-Pacific security strategy in the post-Cold War era. Rex Li argues that the security discourse of Chinese policy analysts is closely linked to their conception of China’s identity and their desire and efforts to construct a great power identity for China.

Drawing on a wide range of Chinese-language sources, this study demonstrates that Chinese policy elites perceive the power, aspirations and security strategies of other East Asian powers primarily in terms of their implications for China’s pursuit of a great power status in the twenty-first century. It also examines the debate among Chinese international relations specialists on how China should respond to the perceived challenge from the three major powers to its rise to a global status.

A Rising China and Security in East Asia will be of great interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students and scholars of Asian security, China’s foreign relations, security studies and international relations.

Spis treści

1. A Rising China, IR Theories and Chinese Security Discourse of East Asian Powers  2. Hegemonic Aspirations in a Unipolar World: US Security Strategy under the George Bush Snr and Bill Clinton Presidencies  3. September 11, Preemption and the Bush Doctrine: US Security Strategy under the George W. Bush Administration  4. Security, Identity and Strategic Choice: Japan’s Quest for a Great Power Status  5. A Key Player in an Emerging Multipolar World: Russia and East Asian Security  6. China’s Response to the Security Challenge of the Major Powers in East Asia: Identity Construction and Great Power Aspirations  7. Conclusion: Chinese Security Discourse and Its Implications for the Debate on the Rise of China

O autorze

Rex Li is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. He has served as an Associate Editor of Security Dialogue, International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, and has published widely on Asia-Pacific security issues and China’s international relations.