This book considers Chinese foreign policy and China's future role in world affairs in the context of the country's recent past. Robert Sutter shows that although it appears to be in U.S. interests for post-Mao leaders to continue moving toward international norms, a post-Deng leadership backed by growing economic and military power and reflecting profound changes in China's economy and society could move in markedly different directions. Most foreign powers appear willing to accommodate China, avoiding actions that could prompt a sharp shift in Chinese foreign policy, but Sutter argues that current U.S. policy intrudes on so many issues that are particularly sensitive for Beijing and for China's future that it represents perhaps the most critical variable determining how China will position itself in world affairs. Concluding that there is no guarantee the United States will use this influence wisely, Sutter examines the uncertainty and unpredictability of U.S. foreign policy in the post-Cold War environment that work against the creation of an effective U.S. policy toward China.
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Robert G Sutter, Seong-Eun Choi Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Weight: 530g ISBN:9780367287184 ISBN 10: 0367287188 Pages: 200 Publication Date:07 May 2019 Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Robert G. Sutter is a senior specialist in international politics with the Congressional Research Service and an adjunct professor of East Asian studies at Georgetown, George Washington, and Johns Hopkins Universities.