Gauging China's influence abroad : theory and practice / edited by Steve Chan

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chan, Steve, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soft power (Political science)--China.

Soft power (Political science).

China--Relations.

China.

International relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"There is much recent talk of shifting power dynamics in international relations and of expanding Chinese influence abroad. How much of this talk is hype, and how much of it reflects reality? This volume provides up-to-date and comparative studies of Beijing’s attempts to establish leverage in multiple nations. This book shows significant variations across these countries, and often also reveals the limits of Chinese influence"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

An introduction to gauging China’s influence abroad / Steve Chan

The China threat : How do Taiwanese citizens react to Beijing’s military coercion? / T. Y. Wang and Su-Feng Cheng

The limits of China’s influence : How and why smaller states defy whilst deferring selectively / Cheng-Chwee Kuik and Alexander L. Vuving

The dragon in Thailand and Cambodia : Shifting foreign policy and the influence of China / Mark Cogan

Tracing China’s influence and its limits in the Philippines / Enrico Gloria

China’s influencing maneuver in South Korea : Real or fictional? / Chung-In Moon and Xin-Hua Cui

Why money can’t buy everything : Understanding the limits of China’s economic statecraft in Japan / Ronan Tse-Min Fu

Tracing China’s influence in South Asia / Sumit Ganguly

Australia and China : Can geography, history, and path dependence be overcome? / Mark Beeson and Shaomin Xu

Structure, geography, and agency : New Zealand and its management of great power relationships / Alexander C. Tan

Sino-Russian cooperation and competition in Central Asian higher educational exchange / Gaye Christoffersen

Assessing China’s Belt and Road Initiative : A domestic dynamic approach to China’s global influence / Min Ye

Conclusion : What can we learn from this book’s studies? / Steve Chan

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 10, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Gauging China's influence abroad

ISBN:

9781009732475

1009732471

9781009732482

100973248X

Publisher Number:

CIPO000409199

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license