China And The World: Chinese Foreign Policy Faces The New Millennium [Paperback]

Preface to the Fourth Edition -- Theory and Practice -- Chinese Foreign Policy in Theory and Practice -- Structure and Process in the Making of Chinese Foreign Policy -- International Structures and Chinese Foreign Policy -- Interactions -- Sino-American Relations: Practicing Damage Control -- Sino-Russian Relations -- Japan and Europe in Chinese Foreign Relations -- China and the Third World: Patterns of Engagement and Indifference -- Policies and Issues -- Force and Diplomacy: China Prepares for the Twenty-First Century -- [In] [ter]dependence in Chinas Post-Cold War Foreign Relations -- Human Rights in Chinese Foreign Relations -- China and the Multilateral Economic Institutions -- Chinas Environmental Diplomacy -- Prospects -- Chinese Foreign Policy: Retrospect and ProspectAs the postwar international system continues its dramatic transformation, the fundamental question of what role China will play is becoming increasingly central. Contributors to the volume focus on the developments of the post-Tiananmen years, addressing the issues raised by China's expanding and increasingly complex relationships with a rapidly changing global environment. They consider such questions as: What is the principal challenge of post-Tiananmen foreign policy? How will China cope with the call for a more peaceful, equitable, democratic, and ecological world order? How has the nexus between China and the world changed in this transition period, and why? What are the implications for China's future and for the future of the rest of the world?Combining a broad theoretical framework with specific case studies, this text tackles themes that have long puzzled Westerners. Seeking the often elusive sources of Chinese foreign policy, the contributors assess the relative influences of domestic and foreign factors in shaping policy goals. They also examine the changes and continuities that have characterized Chinese foreign relations over the years, identifying the patterns underlying Chinal£Ó