ABSTRACT

What is the impact of China's new multi-directional diplomacy on international political economy and how can the international community properly respond to the new diplomacy? Based on extensive research addressing these and other important policy questions, this book investigates China's new diplomacy since the early 1990s with a focus on Chinese initiatives in the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. Zhiqun Zhu examines China's current efforts to secure energy, to expand investment and trade, and to enhance 'soft power' around the world. He evaluates how China's activities affect international political economy and how the international community, especially the United States, has reacted to China's new, pro-active diplomacy. The study answers some of the lingering questions about Chinese politics and the policy implications for both China and the international community as they become increasingly interdependent.

chapter 2|31 pages

China and Africa

chapter 3|25 pages

China and the Middle East

chapter 4|32 pages

China and Latin America

chapter 5|27 pages

China and Central Asia

chapter 6|26 pages

China and the South Pacific

chapter 7|29 pages

China and Southeast Asia

chapter 8|20 pages

International Responses

chapter 9|17 pages

China and the World in the 21st Century