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The authors suggest that those assumptions are rooted in three essentially false beliefs about modern China: (1) Economics and democracy are two sides of the same coin; (2) authoritarian...
China was peaceful, and that its wars were basically defensive and viewed as a last resort. Most China scholars tend to associate China with pacifism.1 In the recent past, this conventional wisdom has faced two major challenges. One group of scholars argues that China was neither peaceful nor warlike. Neo-
Brought to its knees by the use of atomic bombs against Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan transformed from an imperialist power into a pacifist nation in a matter of years. Its post-war constitution,...
- China’s Fleets
- Islets, Islands and More Islands
- Japan, South Korea and Taiwan – The Growing Arms Race
- Australia’s Approach: Aukus
- Winners, Losers and Strategic Relationships
China, the second largest economy globally, is also the world’s most populous nation. The search for food and fuel for its people and resources for its industry is vital if China is to ensure its political stability. China’s expeditionary fishing fleet is the world’s largest by far, comprising an estimated 17,000 vessels. This number dwarfs the com...
While China’s colossal fishing fleets scour the ocean for seafood, competition for the untapped oil and gas lying beneath the ocean floor focuses China’s attention on the desolate islets lying closer to its coast. From island chains in the South China Sea to the islets off the southernmost tip of Japan, China has pushed for ownership in an attempt ...
Japan has discretely moved away from its pacifist constitution, quietly building up its armed forces and its military-industrial complex. It now builds some of the most advanced conventional submarines in the world. The Soryu-class submarines can stay underwater for extended periods of time and are equipped with the latest sensors and weapons. Japa...
Australia has taken another approach. Already a core regional ally of the US, it has further cemented this relationship by abandoning a huge submarine programme it had commissioned from France, announcing it was going instead to have its submarines built by the United States and the United Kingdom. The signing of the AUKUSdeal between Australia, th...
With mutual defence agreements forming across the region, India has pushed for inclusion, not only in the Five Eyes alliance but is also looking to enhance the strength of maritime pacts like the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, known as the Quad – the deepening military naval cooperation between Australia, the United States, India and Japan. A few...
Apr 10, 2021 · Whether it’s lashing out at a corporate critic, silencing all warnings of an emerging infectious disease, or suppressing the language and religion of an entire ethnic group, China’s government is...
Mar 14, 2019 · The transformations China has undergone since the launching of its ‘reform and opening-up’ policies (gaige kaifang) in the late 1970s have first been referred to in China as the country’s ‘peaceful rise’ (heping jueqi) and ‘peaceful development’ (heping fazhan).
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Oct 8, 2020 · What is China’s “peaceful rise” strategy? Why did China launch this strategy? What are the political practices it entails? How will it evolve in the future? This chapter intends to shed some light on these questions by unpacking the essence, rationale, and future development of China’s “peaceful rise” strategy.
