ABSTRACT
In Chapter 1, the editors identify this book’s five major conclusions and define its four goals: to assess China’s primary objectives in different parts of the developing world and how they have evolved over time; to unpack and summarize the primary means Beijing uses to pursue those objectives; to evaluate how effective Chinese efforts have been; and to understand how other countries perceive and respond to China’s growing engagement and influence. The chapter highlights China’s evolution and emergence as a major power, the role the developing world has and continues to play in Chinese strategic thinking, and the academic literature on China’s role in the developing world; explains the book’s research design; and provides an outline of the book.
