China as a polar great power
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China as a polar great power
Woodrow Wilson Center Press , Cambridge University Press, 2017
- : hardback
- : pbk
Available at 3 libraries
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National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Library (GRIPS Library)
: pbk319.22||B7101448026
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
China has emerged as a member of the elite club of nations who are powerful at both global poles. Polar states are global giants, strong in military, scientific, and economic terms. The concept of a polar great power is relatively unknown in international relations studies; yet China, a rising power globally, is now widely using this term to categorize its aspirations and emphasize the significance of the polar regions to their national interests. China's focus on becoming a polar great power represents a fundamental re-orientation - a completely new way of imagining the world. China's push into these regions encompasses maritime and nuclear security, the frontlines of climate change research, and the possibility of a resources bonanza. As shown in this book, China's growing strength at the poles will be a game-changer for a number of strategic vulnerabilities that could shift the global balance of power in significant and unexpected ways.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Polar governance
- 2. The Polar regions in China's national narrative
- 3. China's geostrategic interests in the Polar regions
- 4. The party-state-military-market nexus in China's Polar policymaking
- 5. Evaluating China as a Polar power
- 6. Cooperation or conflict? China's position on points of contention in the Polar regions
- 7. From Polar great power to global power? Global governance implications of China's Polar interests
- 8. The rise of a new great power.
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