The China Threat: Perceptions, Myths and Reality
This book examines perceptions of the 'China Threat', and governments' policies in response to this perceived threat in a wide range of countries, including the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, India, Pakistan, and countries in the Middle East. Perceptions of the Chinese themselves are also looked at, the current security concerns and policies of each country are examined in detail, especially the policy of engagement, and future prospects for relations with China are assessed.
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The China Threat: Perceptions, Myths and Reality
This book examines perceptions of the 'China Threat', and governments' policies in response to this perceived threat in a wide range of countries, including the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, India, Pakistan, and countries in the Middle East. Perceptions of the Chinese themselves are also looked at, the current security concerns and policies of each country are examined in detail, especially the policy of engagement, and future prospects for relations with China are assessed.
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Overview

This book examines perceptions of the 'China Threat', and governments' policies in response to this perceived threat in a wide range of countries, including the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, India, Pakistan, and countries in the Middle East. Perceptions of the Chinese themselves are also looked at, the current security concerns and policies of each country are examined in detail, especially the policy of engagement, and future prospects for relations with China are assessed.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780700717385
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 04/11/2002
Pages: 360
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Herbert Yee is Professor of Politics and International Relations at the Hong Kong Baptist University. His research interests are China's foreign policy, political culture, political development and national minorities.

Ian Storey is a Lecturer in Defence Studies at Deakin University, Geelong, Australia. His research interests include Asia-Pacific defence and security issues, international relations and ASEAN-China relations.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Contributors ix

Abbreviations xiii

Tables xvi

Introduction: Herbert Yee and Ian Storey 1

Chapter 1 Chinese Perspectives of the China Threat: Myth or Reality? Herbert Yee Zhu Feng 21

Chapter 2 American Perceptions of Chinese Military Power Jonathan D. Pollack 43

Chapter 3 Reflecting Mirrors across the Taiwan Straits: American Perspectives on a China Threat Edward Friedman 65

Chapter 4 Russian Perceptions of the China Threat Alexander Lukin 86

Chapter 5 The China Threat - A European Perspective Joachim Glaubitz 115

Chapter 6 Changing British Perceptions of the China Threat, 1945-2000 Brian Hook 129

Chapter 7 The Japanese Assessment of the 'China Threat' Wenran Jiang 150

Chapter 8 South Korea and a Rising China: Perceptions, Policies and Prospects Taeho Kim 166

Chapter 9 Indonesia's Perceptions of China: The Domestic Bases of Persistent Ambiguity Rizal Sukma 181

Chapter 10 Singapore and the Rise of China: Perceptions and Policy Ian Storey 205

Chapter 11 Malaysian Perceptions of China: From Hostility to Cordiality Abdul Razak Baginda 227

Chapter 12 Perceptions of a China Threat: A Philippine Perspective Aileen San Pablo-Baviera 248

Chapter 13 Vietnamese Perspectives of the 'China Threat' Carlyle A. Thayer 265

Chapter 14 The China Threat: A View from India C.V. Ranganathan 288

Chapter 15 The China Threat: A View from Pakistan Perviaz Iqbal Cheema 302

Chapter 16 Much Ado about Nothing: Middle Eastern Perceptions of the 'China Threat' Yitzhak Shichor 312

Index 332

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