Living with China: Regional States and China through Crises and Turning Points

Although Debating China's Rise And Its Implications For Asia And Beyond Has Become A Cottage Industry And Much Ink Has Been Spilled On Whether China Is Going To Be Benign Or Malign Power And How Other States Ought To Deal With China, Few Have Bothered To Tell The Real Stories Of How China's Neighbors Have Been Living With A Rising China. This Book Fills This Vacuum. Many Contributors In This Volume Have Direct Access To And Have Been Often Consulted By Policy-making Bodies In Their Respective Countries And Thus Have Intimate Knowledge Of Their Countries' Way Of Living With China. Introduction: Understanding Living With China / Shiping Tang -- Explaining China's Proactive Engagement In Asia / Mingjiang Li -- The Pla's Role In China's Regional Security Strategy / Da-peng Qi -- The Politics And Economics Of China's Economic Presence In Asia: A Preliminary Empirical Assessment / Ruobing Liang -- India And China: Confidence Building Through Crises / Swaran Singh -- Indonesia-china Relations: The Politics Of Reengagement / Rizal Sukma -- Japan: Reengaging With China Meaningfully / Haruko Satoh -- Coping With Complexity: Trends In Thailand's And Malaysia's Relations With China / Joseph Chinyong Liow And Mohamed Nawab Mohamed Osman -- Pakistan-china Relations: The Shadow Of Kargil And 9/11 / Fazal-ur-rahman -- Waltzing With Goliath: Philippines-china Engagement In Uncharted Waters / Aileen San Pablo -- Baviera -- Russia And China: The Politics Of Solving Problems / Alexander Lukin -- South Korea's Evolving Relations With A Rising China: Symbiosis Or Mere Cohabitation? / Jae Ho Chung -- Grand Strategic Fit And Power Shift: Explaining Turning Points In China-vietnam Relations / Alexander L. Vuving -- Conclusion: Living With China, But Loving It? / Amitav Acharya. Shiping Tang, Mingjiang Li, And Amitav Acharya, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.