China's Struggle for Status: The Realignment of International Relations

Half-title......Page 3
Dedication......Page 4
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Figure and Tables......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
1 Introduction......Page 15
The Puzzle about Chinese Foreign Policy......Page 17
Focus on International Status......Page 22
The Structure of the Book......Page 31
2 International Status and Chinese Foreign Policy......Page 35
Power, Authority, and Categorization: Sources of China’s Foreign Policy Predicament......Page 36
Status Drive and China’s Foreign Policy......Page 52
Making the Choice: Opportunity and Constraints......Page 68
The Party’s National Interest: Legitimacy at Home and Recognition Abroad......Page 79
3 Negotiating the Human Rights Standard......Page 83
Human Rights and the World Order......Page 84
From Crisis to Diplomatic Liability......Page 88
China Responds: Compliance and Resistance......Page 96
Regaining Lost Ground Through Revisionism......Page 103
Threat Reputation and the Security Dilemma: A Reconsideration......Page 111
“The Chorus of China Threat”......Page 118
China under Threat......Page 124
Chinese Response: Rhetoric and Policy......Page 128
Escaping the Security Dilemma: Alternative Explanations and Assessment......Page 133
5 Strategic Partnerships with Russia, the European Union, and India......Page 142
The Making of the Sino-Russian Strategic Partnership......Page 143
China and Russia: Fellow Travelers out of the Periphery......Page 152
Strategic Partnerships with India and the EU......Page 165
Alternative Path to Change......Page 173
6 Interdependent Rivalry with Japan......Page 181
A Friend in Need......Page 182
Downward Spiral......Page 184
Interdependent Rivals......Page 189
The Politics of Status Competition......Page 199
7 Rediscovering Asia and Africa: The Multilateral Turn......Page 214
China’s Korea Policy and the Six-Party Talks......Page 216
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and East Asian Regionalism......Page 231
The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation......Page 241
China’s Multilateral Diplomacy: Objectives and Realities......Page 247
International Recognition Versus the Use of Force......Page 259
Taiwan Independence: The Unacceptable Costs......Page 269
Deterrence under Globalization......Page 273
Policy Adjustments in the New Century......Page 277
China in the World: An Uphill Struggle......Page 284
International Status and Chinese Nationalism......Page 290
Challenge of Another Kind: China in the Asian Order......Page 294
Implications for Emerging Great-Power Politics......Page 302
Index......Page 309