Posts Tagged ‘rise of china’

Making China a Responsible Stakeholder: A Choice for the United States

For the moment, the US remains the most powerful actor with the ability to shape the rules, norms, and institutions of the international system. Beijing will act as a responsible stakeholder only in an international system which it believes to be just and equitable. Thus, whether or not China will be a responsible stakeholder in the future depends largely on how the US chooses to define the system today.

January 11, 2011 - By Jiakun (Jack) Zhang - Cover Story, Current Events, National Focus: China


A Pacific Dragon? 21st Century Chinese Foreign Policy

As the People’s Republic of China pursues its quest for economic success and influence, its policy of focusing on the economy while adopting a non-threatening appearance should last well into the 21st century. However, despite Beijing’s attempts at ensuring a peaceful rise to power, the future of China will not be as unobstructed as the leadership would like.

September 5, 2009 - By Jenny Lin - National Focus: China, Political Science