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Author Huang, Chin-Hao, author.

Title Power and restraint in China's rise / Chin-Hao Huang.

Publication Info. New York Columbia University Press [2022]

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Contemporary Asia in the world
Contemporary Asia in the world.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "The conventional wisdom holds that China's rise is disrupting the global balance of military and economic power in unpredictable ways. In this book, Chin-Hao Huang examines a phenomenon in China's rise to power that often gets overlooked: why and how does China exercise restraint? Huang reasons that a rising power's aspirations for acceptance-or legitimacy-by other states provide a key rationale for restraint. Power that draws on validation is more enduring than power that rests on pure military clout and coercion. Put simply, conformity with accepted international security norms expands one's overall influence. Legitimacy induces restraint, rather than conflict and aggression, in foreign policy behavior. The book identifies two conditions for China's restraint: the degree of diversification in its foreign policy decision-making process away from the military, and the level of international consensus on an emerging security norm. These conditions are evaluated with three empirical case studies: China's behavior in UN peacekeeping operations, the Arms Trade Treaty negotiations regulating global trade in conventional arms, and the ongoing maritime disputes in the South China Sea. The findings provide insights into understanding change in contemporary Chinese foreign policy, especially what has worked in the recent past, what has not, and what is likely to work in the future in incentivizing China to assume the role of a responsible power"-- Provided by publisher
Contents Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES AND TABLES -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- Chapter One THE PUZZLE AND ARGUMENT -- Chapter Two THEORIZING ABOUT POWER, LEGITIMACY, AND RESTRAINT -- Chapter Three ASEAN CONSENSUS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA CONFLICT, 2012- 2018 -- Chapter Four A CAUTIONARY ASSESSMENT OF U.S. DEEP ENGAGEMENT IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA -- Chapter Five CHINA'S IDENTITY AS A LEGITIMATE POWER -- Chapter Six CONCLUSIONS ON POWER AND RESTRAINT IN CHINA'S RISE -- Appendix DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF ASEAN SUMMIT STATEMENTS, 2012- 2018 -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX
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Subject Security, International -- Government policy -- China.
Security, International.
Government policy.
China.
Civil-military relations -- China.
Civil-military relations.
China -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.
International relations.
Chronological Term 21st century
Subject China -- Foreign relations -- Decision making.
Decision making.
China -- Military policy.
Military policy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian.
Diplomatic relations.
Chronological Term 2000-2099
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version Huang, Chin-Hao Power and restraint in China's rise New York : Columbia University Press, [2022] 9780231204644 (DLC) 2021038655 (OCoLC)1268121023
ISBN 9780231555623 electronic book
0231555628 electronic book
9780231204644 hardback
9780231204651 trade paperback