Chinese foreign policy: an introduction

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of boxes -- List of acronyms -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: The reconstruction (and expansion) of Chinese foreign policy -- Chinese power and "bigness" in the world today -- Great power diplomacy -- Diplomacy across regions -- Domestic actors in Chinese foreign policy -- The outline of the book -- Discussion questions -- Notes -- Further reading -- 2. Who (and what) makes Chinese foreign policy today? -- People and policies -- China's foreign policies at cold war's end -- Foreign policy expansion under Hu Jintao -- Xi Jinping and the "fifth generation" -- China's governing structure and foreign policy -- Beyond the centre: other actors in Chinese foreign policy -- The roles of Hong Kong and Taiwan -- China and "great power" foreign policy -- The role(s) of nationalism -- Growing numbers of voices in China's international relations? -- Discussion questions -- Notes -- Further reading -- 3. China in the world economy -- Introduction: China as number one? -- China's economic rise and international responses -- China as an economic model? -- Changing attitudes on trade and globalisation -- Going big: China develops new economic institutions -- "Resource Diplomacy" and its effects -- Conclusions -- Discussion questions -- Notes -- Further reading -- 4. Multilateralism and international institutions -- China as a networking power -- Isolation and suspicion under Mao -- Regimes re-evaluated: Deng and after -- Expansion of multilateral relations -- Small steps: China and international law -- Cooperation with security regimes -- China: the engaging state? -- Discussion questions -- Notes -- Further reading -- 5. China's military and emerging security concerns -- The People's Liberation Army as a foreign policy actor -- China's military forces and capabilities.

Introduction: The reconstruction (and expansion) of Chinese foreign policy -- Who (and what) makes Chinese foreign policy today? -- China in the world economy -- Multilateralism and international institutions -- China's military and emerging security concerns -- The United States views China (and China views the United States) -- China's peripheral diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific -- Moving beyond the Asia-Pacific : China's cross-regional foreign policies.

"This updated and expanded fourth edition of Chinese Foreign Policy seeks to examine the decision-makers, processes and rationales behind China's expanding international relations as well as offering an in-depth look at China's modern global relations. Among the key issues explored in this edition are: the further expansion of Chinese foreign policy from regional (Asia-Pacific) to international interests; how the government of Xi Jinping has pursued a more confident great power foreign policy agenda; China's growing economic power in an era of global financial uncertainty and the return of protectionism; modern security challenges, including counter-terrorism, cyber-security, maritime power, military reform and modernisation, and the protection of overseas economic interests; China's shifting power relationship with the United States under President Donald Trump; the deeper engagement of Beijing with a growing number of international and regional institutions and legal affairs; cross-regional diplomacy, including updated sections on Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Russia/Eurasia, as well as Oceania and the Polar regions; the development of the Belt and Road Initiative as a centrepiece of China's foreign policy. This book will be essential reading for students of Chinese Foreign Policy and Asian International Relations, and highly recommended for students of diplomacy, international security and IR in general"--

1. Introduction: The reconstruction of Chinese foreign policy -- 2. Who (and what) makes Chinese foreign policy today? -- 3. China in the world economy -- 4. Multilateralism and international institutions -- 5. Strategic thinking and the roles of the military -- 6. United States views China (and China views the United States) -- 7. China's peripheral diplomacy -- 8. Moving beyond the Asia-Pacific: China's cross-regional foreign policies.

This textbook is designed as an introduction to the study of contemporary Chinese foreign policy: it covers ongoing trends and an in-depth look at key points of China's current foreign policy.