Book description
China's enormous size, vast population, abundant natural resources,
robust economy, and modern military suggest that it will emerge as a
great world power. Inside China's Grand Strategy: The Perspective from
the People's Republic offers unique insights from a prominent Chinese
scholar about the country's geopolitical ambitions and strategic
thinking. Ye Zicheng, professor of political science in the School of
International Studies at Peking University, examines China's
interactions with current world powers as well as its policies toward
neighboring countries. Despite claims that repressive domestic policies
and an economic slowdown are evidence that the country's efforts toward
modernization will fail, Ye points to China's inclusion in the G-20 as
an indicator of success. Ye compares China's global ascension,
particularly its emphasis on peace, to the historical experiences of
rising European superpowers, providing an insider look at a country
poised to become an increasingly prominent international power. Ye
Zicheng, professor of international politics and chairman of the
Academic Committee in the School of International Studies at Peking
University in China, is the author of numerous influential books,
including Opening to the Outside World and China's Modernization,
Geopolitics and Chinese Diplomacy, and New China's Diplomatic Thought:
From Mao Zedong to Deng Xiaoping.
