China's compliance in global affairs : trade, arms control, environmental protection, human rights / Gerald Chan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chan, Gerald.

Series:

Series on contemporary China ; v. 3.

Series on contemporary China ; vol. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Foreign relations--1976-.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, N.J. ; London : World Scientific Pub., c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The rise of China has thrown open many important and interesting questions: Will a strong China behave responsibly in world affairs, complying with the rules and norms of the 'international community'? Or will it defy 'universal standards', and fight instead for its own interests and those of the developing world, thereby challenging the global order dominated by the West?. The first of its kind to gauge in a comprehensive manner China's responsibility in world affairs, this book scrutinizes China's compliance with international rules and norms, embodied in the treaties that it has signed or r

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I; 1) The Idea of Responsibility: China Looking Inside Out; 2) China's Responsibility in Global Affairs; 3) China's Compliance in Global Affairs; Part II; 4) China's WTO Compliance; 5) China's Compliance in Arms Control and Non-Proliferation; 6) China's Compliance in Environmental Protection; 7) China's Compliance in Human Rights; 8) Conclusion; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Selected Bibliography; A. CHINESE SOURCES; B. US GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS; C. JOURNAL ARTICLES

D. BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS. NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES; F. OTHER REFERENCES; G. WEBSITES; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-236) and index.

ISBN:

9786611372606

9781281372604

1281372609

9789812700872

9812700870

OCLC:

77567010