China and the World, David Shambaugh
China and the World, David Shambaugh
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China and the World

Author: David Shambaugh

Narrator: Eric Jason Martin

Unabridged: 16 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/30/2020


Synopsis

As the world evolves in increasingly unpredictable directions, one of the key determinants of the future global order will surely be the impact of China. No country and no society can escape China's reach-indeed many seek its embrace. China brings benefits to many-but it's also a problematic interlocutor for others.

In China and the World, one of the world's leading China specialists David Shambaugh has assembled fifteen leading international authorities on China to create the most comprehensive and up-to-date scholarly assessment of China's foreign relations and roles in international affairs. The volume covers China's contemporary position in all regions of the world, with all major powers, and across multiple arenas of China's international interactions. It also explores the sources of China's grand strategy, how the past shapes the present, and the impact of domestic factors that shape China's external behavior.

China and the World is a uniquely focused and well-organized volume that provides many insights into China's calculations and behavior, and identifies a number of challenges China will face in the future.

About David Shambaugh

David Shambaugh is Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science, & International Affairs and the founding director of the China Policy Program in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. He is an internationally recognized authority and award-winning author on contemporary China and the international relations of Asia. An active public intellectual and frequent commentator in the international media, he serves on numerous editorial boards, and has been a consultant to governments, research institutions, foundations, universities, corporations, banks, and investment funds. As an author, Professor Shambaugh has published more than thirty books and 300 articles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mariya on March 24, 2024

Written in 2020, the book is an excellent overview into China’s historical background of modern political rhetoric and strategy. It is divided into sections on global interactions in different domains and, the most interesting, bilateral and regional relationships. It outlines China’s current positio......more

Goodreads review by Jim on October 29, 2020

Collection of essays by various China experts. Some repetition and overlap, but a good overview demonstrating some emerging trends. The final chapter had the best takeaways for China watchers, discussing 7 challenges in the coming decades and potential impacts on the region and world.......more

Goodreads review by Jason on August 30, 2020

Interesting book. Because of its nature - it's a series of essays written by different people - it can be contradictory, both in opinion and theme and it can be repetitive (how many times did I read about the BRI?) but I'm glad I read it.......more

Goodreads review by Mihai on May 06, 2025

A traditional image in International Relations (IR) is that of a competition between Great Powers, the current round pitting the United States against China. A newer one is that the irresistible rise of China, alongside its neighbors, is a process of historical significance. China and the World deta......more

Goodreads review by Justin on November 25, 2021

This work is a detailed, comprehensive look at the role of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the world published at the start of 2020. The essays in this book survey the position of the PRC with respect its international engagements and position in each region of the world. This volume does we......more