Chinese Foreign Policy in Transition

• DOI: 10.2307/20034191
• Publication Date: 2010-11-08T16:55:08Z
• Authors: Lucian W. Pye; Guoli Liu
• Keywords: 05 social sciences; 0506 political science

Since the establishment of People's Republic China in 1949, and particularly after opening brought about by economic reforms roughly thirty years thereafter, has become an influential player regional global affairs. Increasingly, both American European policymakers examine Chinese foreign policy as a flexible, pragmatic, significant element world This accelerated middle new first decade this century, business firms political officials have developed interests sources, processes, significance China's reemergence force. volume examines how, conjunction with rapid growth profound social transformation, is experiencing transition.The purpose truly deep probing collection to deepen Western understanding substance, policy--with focus on post Cold War environment. Contributors include academic specialists, area researchers, distinguished journalists, all firsthand experience field studies. The divided into four parts: (1) theory culture; (2) perspective identity; (3) bilateral relationships; (4) retrospective prospective essays concerns. sensitive changes national leadership Communist Party structure well continuity change policy. As Lowell Dittmer University California notes his Foreword, precisely because it so difficult do well, analysis often conducted rather tritely.Thus real pleasure find assembled here treasure trove some finest work field's most penetrating minds. fortunate, for at core one biggest portentous questions confront outset twenty-first century. That