Chinas Foreign Policy

This volume explains Chinas foreign policy from the perspective of its historical recovery after 1949 and the countrys subsequent rise as a great power, including its transformation into a global power. It also illuminates how China has, in tandem with its rise, developed an increasing array of political, economic, sharp power and military capabilities that is helping it to further its increasingly expansive foreign policy objectives. The volume examines two key questions: What have been the implications of Chinas rise for its foreign policy? And how has an increasingly powerful and confident China used a range of foreign policy instruments to pursue its expanding national interests in Asia and beyond? The volume is divided into three parts, covering the conceptualization and drivers of Chinas foreign policy, Chinas relations with the world, and the instruments of Chinas foreign policy, namely its economic power, military capabilities and its sharp power manipulation of information and relationships. It will be of interest to academics, students and researchers interested in understanding Chinas role in world politics.