Hongyi Lai is a lecturer at School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham, UK.  He is author of Reform and the Non-State Economy in China: The Political Economy of Liberalization Strategies; the editor of Asian Energy Security: The Maritime Dimension; and co-editor of Harmony and Development: ASEAN-China Relations and China into the Hu-Wen Era: Policy Initiatives and Challenges.

"Linkage politics have long been an intricate question in explaining China's external behavior. In this book, Lai brings us to a new perspective on connecting Chinese leaders' vision, succession politics and domestic political economy with China's foreign policy. This is a must-read for all interested in the rise of a new titan in world politics" - Professor Jae Ho CHUNG, Director: Institute for China Studies, Seoul National University

• Part 1: Analytical Framework 1. Introduction: Bringing Back Domestic Politics in Studies of Foreign Policy 2. Internal Sources of External Policy: An Analytical Framework Part 2: Cases of China’s Foreign Policy 3. Domestic Regimes and Leaders’ Vision: Relations with Southeast Asia 4. Leadership Succession, Priority, Debates, and Shocks: WTO Accession 5. Managing Domestic-External Interaction: China-U.S. WTO Agreement 6. Securing Strategic Resources for Domestic Economy: Oil Diplomacy 7. Institutions and Players: Diversified Policy Making Process Part 3: Conclusion 8. Understanding a Rising China

Hongyi Lai is a lecturer at School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham, UK.  He is author of Reform and the Non-State Economy in China: The Political Economy of Liberalization Strategies; the editor of Asian Energy Security: The Maritime Dimension; and co-editor of Harmony and Development: ASEAN-China Relations and China into the Hu-Wen Era: Policy Initiatives and Challenges.

"Linkage politics have long been an intricate question in explaining China's external behavior. In this book, Lai brings us to a new perspective on connecting Chinese leaders' vision, succession politics and domestic political economy with China's foreign policy. This is a must-read for all interested in the rise of a new titan in world politics" - Professor Jae Ho CHUNG, Director: Institute for China Studies, Seoul National University

• Part 1: Analytical Framework 1. Introduction: Bringing Back Domestic Politics in Studies of Foreign Policy 2. Internal Sources of External Policy: An Analytical Framework Part 2: Cases of China’s Foreign Policy 3. Domestic Regimes and Leaders’ Vision: Relations with Southeast Asia 4. Leadership Succession, Priority, Debates, and Shocks: WTO Accession 5. Managing Domestic-External Interaction: China-U.S. WTO Agreement 6. Securing Strategic Resources for Domestic Economy: Oil Diplomacy 7. Institutions and Players: Diversified Policy Making Process Part 3: Conclusion 8. Understanding a Rising China