Southeast Asia and the Rise of China: The Search for Security

ISBN-13: 9780415326216 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 370 str.

Ian Storey

Opis

Since the early 1990s and the end of the Cold War, the implications of China's rising power have come to dominate the security agenda of the Asia-Pacific region. This book is the first to comprehensively chart the development of Southeast Asia's relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 1949 to 2010, detailing each of the eleven countries' ties to the PRC and showing how strategic concerns associated with China's regional posture have been a significant factor in shaping their foreign and defence policies. In addition to assessing bilateral ties, the book also examines the institutionalization of relations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China. The first part of the book covers the period 1949-2010: it examines Southeast Asian responses to the PRC in the context of the ideological and geopolitical rivalry of the Cold War; Southeast Asian countries' policies towards the PRC in first decade of the post-Cold War era; and deepening ties between the ASEAN states and the PRC in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Part Two analyses the evolving relationships between the countries of mainland Southeast Asia - Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia - and China. Part Three reviews ties between the states of maritime Southeast Asia - Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei and East Timor - and the PRC. Whilst the primary focus of the book is the security dimension of Southeast Asia-China relations, it also takes full account of political relations and the burgeoning economic ties between the two sides. This book is a timely contribution to the literature on the fast changing geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific region.

Since the early 1990s and the end of the Cold War, the implications of China's rising power have come to dominate the security agenda of the Asia-Pacific region. Although China's prioritization of economic development has created many valuable trade and investment opportunities, and encouraged China's gradual integration into the international community, economic growth is enabling China to modernize its armed forces, which, if present trends continue, will soon be among the largest and most powerful in the region. How China will flex its increased political, economic and military might is a key question for all China's neighbours. This book examines ASEAN-Chinese relations over recent years, showing how worries about China's developing role have been a significant factor in shaping the nature of ASEAN and its policies. The book includes a discussion of economic relations between China and the different ASEAN countries, an examination of how external powers have influenced the regional security environment, and an assessment of how China-ASEAN relations might develop over the next few decades against a backdrop of rising Sino-US competition.

Recenzje

"Storey has successfully managed to provide a detailed account of state-level interactions between China and Southeast Asia. The coverage of disputes in the Paracels and the Spratlys is particularly impressive, and he appears to have a clear grasp of the nature of the Chinese military, how it has been changing, and the reasons underlying those changes... This will be a very useful resource for readers interested in both Southeast Asia and in Chinese diplomacy and politics." - John Walsh, Journal of International and Global Studies Volume 4, Number 1, (November 2012).

Spis treści

Part 1: The Evolution of Southeast Asia-China Relations, 1949-2010  1. Southeast Asia and China and the Cold War: Aversion, Alliance, Accommodation  2. Southeast Asia and China in the 1990s: Engagement and Hedging  3. Southeast Asia and China in the New Century, 2000-2010  Part 2: Mainland Southeast Asia and the PRC  4. Vietnam and China: Steering a Path Between Hostility and Dependence  5. Thailand and China: A Special Relationship  6. Burma/Myanmar and China: From Deference to Dependency  7. Laos and China: New Opportunities Test Old Loyalties  8. Cambodia and China: A Tightening Relationship  Part 3: Maritime Southeast Asia and the PRC  9. Indonesia and China: Ambivalent Relations  10. Malaysia and China: Rhetoric and Reality  11. Singapore and China: The Lion City Engages the Emerging Dragon  12. The Philippines and China: Mischief in the Reefs  13. Brunei and China: Distant Relations  14. East Timor and China: Beijing Looks to Secure Long-Term Interests 

O autorze

Ian Storey is a Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore, and editor of Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs.  He co-edited The China Threat: Perceptions, Myths and Reality (also published by Routledge).