The new great game : China and South and Central Asia in the era of reform / edited by Thomas Fingar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fingar, Thomas, editor.

Series:

Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center.

Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Asia--Foreign relations--China.

China--Foreign relations--South Asia.

Asia, Central--Foreign relations--China.

China--Foreign relations--Asia, Central.

China--Foreign relations--1976-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

China's rise has elicited envy, admiration, and fear among its neighbors. Although much has been written about this, previous coverage portrays events as determined almost entirely by Beijing. Such accounts minimize or ignore the other side of the equation: namely, what individuals, corporate actors, and governments in other countries do to attract, shape, exploit, or deflect Chinese involvement. The New Great Game analyzes and explains how Chinese policies and priorities interact with the goals and actions of other countries in the region. To explore the reciprocal nature of relations between China and countries in South and Central Asia, The New Great Game employs numerous policy-relevant lenses: geography, culture, history, resource endowments, and levels of development. This volume seeks to discover what has happened during the three decades of China's rise and why it happened as it did, with the goal of deeper understanding of Chinese and other national priorities and policies and of discerning patterns among countries and issues.

Contents:

Intro; Contents; Figures, Map, and Tables; Acknowledgments; Preface; Contributors; 1. China and South and Central Asia in the Era of Reform and Opening - Thomas Fingar; 2. China's Goals in South Asia - Thomas Fingar; 3. India's Relationships with the United States and China: Thinking Through the Strategic Triangle - S. Paul Kapur; 4. India's Rise and China's Response - Hu Shisheng; 5. Perception and Strategic Reality in India-China Relations - Srikanth Kondapalli; 6. Sino-Pakistan Ties: Trust, Cooperation, and Consolidation - Syed Rifaat Hussain

7. Rebuilding Lifelines of Its Soft Underbelly: China Engages Its Southwest Frontiers - Swaran Singh8. Central Asia in Chinese Strategic Thinking - Zhao Huasheng; 9. China as a Balancer in South Asia: An Economic Perspective with Special Reference to Sri Lanka - Saman Kelegama; 10. China and Central Asia - Sebastien Peyrouse; 11. Managing Imperial Peripheries: Russia and China in Central Asia - Igor Torbakov; 12. China and South Asia: The Economic Dimension - Vivek Arora, Hui Tong, and Cristina Constantinescu

13. China's Engagement with South and Central Asia: Patterns, Trends, and Themes - Thomas FingarIndex

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780804797641

0804797641

OCLC:

1198929605