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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Zhiqun Zhu is John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Chair in East Asian Politics and Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. His teaching and research interests focus on Chinese politics, Chinese foreign policy, East Asian political economy, and US-China relations.His recent book publications include China's New Diplomacy: Rationale, Strategies and Significance (Ashgate 2010); The People's Republic of China Today: Internal and External Challenges [ed.] (World Scientific Publishing, 2010); Understanding East Asia's Economic "Miracles" (Association for Asian Studies, 2009); and US-China Relations in the 21st Century: Power Transition and Peace (Routledge, 2006). Klappentext Global Studies is a unique series designed to provide comprehensive background information and selected world press articles on the regions and countries of the world. Each Global Studies volume includes an annotated listing of World Wide Web sites and is now supported by an online Instructor's Resource Guide . Visit our website for more information: www.mhhe.com/globalstudies Zusammenfassung Provides comprehensive background information and selected world press articles on the regions and countries of the world. This title includes an annotated listing of World Wide Web sites and is supported by an online Instructor's Resource Guide. Inhaltsverzeichnis Using Global Studies: ChinaSelected World Wide Web SitesU.S. Statistics and MapCanada Statistics and MapWorld MapChina MapChina (People's Republic of China)Hong Kong MapHong Kong Special Administrative RegionTaiwan MapTaiwanArticles from the World PressThink Again: China, Harry Harding, Foreign Policy, March/April 2007It's often said that China is walking a tightrope: Its economy depends on foreign money, its leadership is set in its ways, and its military expansion threatens the world. But the Middle Kingdom's immediate dangers run deeper than you realize.Think Again: China's Military, Drew Thompson, Foreign Policy, March/April 2010Is China's military a growing threat? Will China's "one child" generation weaken its military? Does China's military have global aspirations? A closer look at the world's largest armed forces.The China Model, Rowan Callick, The American, November/December 2007Economic freedom plus tight political control-this Chinese model seems to be displacing the "Washington Consensus" and winning fans from regimes across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. One wonders, for how long?China: A Threat to or Threatened by Democracy? Edward Friedman, Dissent, Winter 2009How can one know whether China will or will not democratize? China has already evolved politically into a non-Stalinist authoritarianism. Joined by its authoritarian friends, China is well on the way to defeating the global forces of democracy.Is China Afraid of Its Own People? Willy Lam, Foreign Policy, September 2010The diplomatic tussle over the East China Sea has calmed down, but a bigger foreign policy problem waits: China's newly empowered masses won't take "no" for an answer, and Beijing is right to be scared.Five Reasons Why China Will Rule Tech, Patrick Thibodeau, Computerworld, July 2010China's focus on science and technology is relentless, and it's occurring at all levels of its society. There are five reasons why China may yet succeed in its goal to achieve world dominance in technology.How Being Big Helps and Hinders China, David Pilling, Financial Times, October 2010China's size has been crucial in getting it this far. Its seemingly limitless supply of cheap labor was a magnet for foreign investment and technology. Now, its potentially endless queues of shoppers are having the same effect.China's Team of Rivals, Cheng Li, Foreign Policy, March/April 2009A financial meltdown promises to test t...
