US-China relations in the 21st century : power transition and peace / Zhiqun Zhu ; foreword by Robert Sutter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zhu, Zhiqun.

Series:

Politics in Asia series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--China.

United States.

International relations.

China.

China--Foreign relations--United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1989-.

Great powers.

Peaceful change (International relations).

Physical Description:

xii, 226 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Summary:

US-China Relations in the 21st Century addresses the bilateral relations of these two nations on international, domestic, societal, and individual levels between 1990 and 2005. Peaceful power shift remains a central problem in world politics, since historically power transition from a dominant nation to a challenger has been associated with international wars. This book examines whether China and the US can learn from history and manage a potential power transition peacefully. Grounding his research on contemporary US-China relations with thorough theoretical, historical, and policy exploration, Zhu selects two important cases of power transitions in history as the background for this study: power rivalry between Great Britain and Germany (1871-1914) that led to World War I, and the peaceful power transition from Great Britain to the United States (1865-1945).

US-China Relations in the 21st Century contributes to the current IR theory by proposing a new analytical model on global power transition and provides recommendations for peacefully handling a potential power transition from the US to China in the future. This original and comprehensive study is essential reading for scholars of US and Chinese foreign policy, world politics, and international relations.

Contents:

Introduction

Rethinking theories of power transition

British-German relations, 1871-1914

Anglo-American relations, 1865-1945

Sino-American relations, 1990-2005

Comparisons and contrasts

US-China relations in the 21st century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [186]-216) and index.

ISBN:

0415702089

OCLC:

60796140

Publisher Number:

9780415702089