Interpreting China

308 pages | PDF | 3 MB This is an impressive work....an excellent introduction to China's past as precedent to present and prospective foreign policies. Interpreting China's Grand Strategy is a book about both the history and future of Chinese economic, political and territorial security. Historically, Chinese security seems to be predicated upon cycles of expansion and contraction of Chinese territory as a causal result of the administrative strength or weakness of the presiding imperial bureaucracy. The future of Chinese security, however, relies more heavily upon a variety of factors including a continued expansion of economic growth, military refinement and technological advances, continued foreign/external infrastructure investment, accelerated involvement in international political affairs and economic activities, and finally, the general acceptance of China as an emerging world power. While these conditions present a relatively unambiguous foundation for China's ascent to global preponderance, the venues by which China will utilize these probable resources remains unclear. Will there be a re-emergence of the historical "weak-strong" strategy? Might a continuation of the "calculative" strategy outlined by the authors prevail? Or will China eventually pursue the "assertive" strategy historically adopted by rising powers seeking global hegemony? Links (3Mb) Quote:Download