China and the Indo-Pacific: Maneuvers and Manifestations

The book emanates from the geopolitical and geo-economic churning and transformations set in motion by the unprecedented economic rise of China resulting in its expanding political influence across the region and the world. In both the economic and the security realms, the United States and China alike are increasingly seen contesting in shaping the Indo-Pacific regional order to their own advantage.

This book unfolds the contours and dimensions of China’s responses to various multilateral...