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Soft Power examines China's soft power strategies in international politics. Itattempts to analyze the domestic and international views of China's soft power, the main strengths and weaknesses in China's soft power, and the application of soft power in China's international politics.

China and East Asian Strategic Dynamics: the Shaping of a New Regional Order, edited by Mingjiang Li and Dongmin Lee, examines how China's remarkable economic growth and its proactive diplomatic efforts in recent years have not only shored up its importance in global issues, but also induced a transformation of the strategic dynamics in East Asia. Given that the rise of China is has been a prominent issue in politics and economics worldwide, this edited collection is essential for a wide audience of policy-makers, academics, and students alike.

SECTION I: THE ROLE OF TAIWAN STRAIT IN THE U.S. STRATEGIC PIVOT TO ASIA. - 1. Introduction; Peter C.Y. Chow 3. - 2. Taiwan's Narrowing Strait: A Triangular Analysis of the Taiwan's Security Since 2008; Lowell Dittmer 15. - 3. An Indispensable Pillar of Obama's 'Pivot' to Asia: Continuing Strategic Ambiguity across the Taiwan Strait; Dean Chen 31. - 4. America's Pivots to Asia and Taiwan Strait Crises; Edward Friedman 55. - SECTION II: ECONOMIC-SECURITY NEXUS AND CHINA'S RESPONSES. - 5. The Unwelcome Return: China Reacts to the U.S. Strategic Pivot to Asia; Yong Deng 79. - 6. US Rebalancing: Implications for Taiwan's Security and Stability across the Taiwan Strait; Scott L. Kastner 97. - 7. The TPP and the Pivot: Economic and Security Nexus; Tun-Jen Cheng, Peter C.Y. Chow 113. - 8. The U.S.-China Economic Relations: Implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership; Chien-Pin Li 135. - SECTION III: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT OF CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AMID U.S. PIVOT TO ASIA. - 9. Why Taiwan? ROC Leaders Explain Taiwan's Strategic Value; Steven Phillips 159. - 10. Taiwan's Geo-Strategic Significances: From the Past to U.S. Contemporary Pivot Strategy; York Chen 179. - 11. Reflections on China's Military Trajectory and the U.S. Pivot; Richard D. Fisher, Jr. 207. - 12. Pacific Pivot, Taiwan Fulcrum : Maritime Taiwan and Power Transition in Asia; John J. Tkacik, Jr. 227