International Strategic Relations and China's National Security

World at the Crossroads

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Security, International Relations

• Author: Institute for Strategic Studies, National Defense University of People's Liberation Army
• ISBN: 9789813144958
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication: September 23, 2016
• Imprint: WSPC
• Language: English

The world was standing at the crossroads in 2015 as globalization propelled human beings into an increasingly integrated community of common destiny. In the meantime, the world witnessed the strategic competition among major powers. This annual publication offers views, opinions and predictions on global political and security issues, and China's strategic choices by Chinese scholars. It covers almost all the significant issues that took place in the international security arena in 2015. Besides the relations among major powers, it studies the international community's fight against Islamic State (IS), the strategic situation in the Korean Peninsula, political situation in Myanmar, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear issue, free navigation in the South China Sea, China's Belt and Road Initiative and its grand diplomacy.

This book argues that the strategic competition among major powers is heightening, and smaller countries as well as extremist forces like the IS are seeking strategic space by taking advantage of the conflicts among major powers. The book concludes that to address this major historic challenge in international politics, it is essential that some major powers drop the hostile stance towards each other and enhance partnership to foster international cooperation.

Contents:

• Historic Challenges to the International System and China's New Type of International Relations Strategy — An Overview of the International Strategic Situation and China's National Security in 2015 (QI Dapeng)
• An Assessment of the Strategic Trends of China–U.S. Relations (XU Qiyu)
• An Assessment of the Strategic Trends of Russian–American Relations (YANG Lei)
• An Assessment of the International Community's Fight against the Islamic State (LI Xiaolu)
• An Assessment of the Developmental Trends in Japan's Strategy (MENG Xiaoxu)
• A Review of the Strategic Situation on the Korean Peninsula (CHEN Yue)
• An Assessment of the Political Situation in Taiwan and the Posture in Cross-Strait Relations (WANG Shushen)
• An Assessment of the ASEAN Integration Course (ZHAO Yi)
• An Assessment of the Developmental Trends in the Political Situation in Myanmar and Their Implications (YE Fei)
• An Assessment of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian Nuclear Issue (ZHAI Yucheng and LU Yin)
• An Assessment of Europe's Strategic Trends (ZHAO Jizhou and ZHAO Chen)
• A Review of the Strategic Situation in Latin America (WU Hongying, LI Meng, CAO Ting, CHEN Xiaoyang and YAN Jin)
• Freedom of Navigation and the Sino–U.S. Struggle on the South China Sea Issue (DUAN Kejing)
• An Assessment of the Strategic Situation in Cyberspace (WEN Baihua)
• The Belt and Road Initiative and China's Grand Diplomacy (ZHENG Yongnian and ZHANG Chi)

Readership: Academics, professionals, policy-makers, undergraduate and graduate students, interested in international relations and China's Security.
Key Features:

• Comprehensive studies on important global political and security issues
• In-depth researches by top Chinese civilian and military experts
• Timely analysis and important resources for readers to understand China and Chinese views on international strategic relations