Yong Deng is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the United States Naval Academy. He has published widely on Asian international relations and Chinese foreign policy.

'… his book offers good insights into China's move from the periphery towards the centre of world affairs. He draws on many interesting Chinese sources, including for example academics who have argued that China will achieve full international recognition only when it embraces democracy.' Asian Affairs

• 1. Introduction; 2. International status and Chinese foreign policy; 3. Negotiating the human rights standard; 4. Reacting to the 'China threat theories'; 5. Strategic partnerships with Russia, the European Union, and India; 6. Independent rivalry with Japan; 7. Rediscovering Asia and Africa: the multilateral turn; 8. Taiwan and China's rise; 9. China's foreign relations and the emerging great-power politics.

Yong Deng is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the United States Naval Academy. He has published widely on Asian international relations and Chinese foreign policy.

'… his book offers good insights into China's move from the periphery towards the centre of world affairs. He draws on many interesting Chinese sources, including for example academics who have argued that China will achieve full international recognition only when it embraces democracy.' Asian Affairs

• 1. Introduction; 2. International status and Chinese foreign policy; 3. Negotiating the human rights standard; 4. Reacting to the 'China threat theories'; 5. Strategic partnerships with Russia, the European Union, and India; 6. Independent rivalry with Japan; 7. Rediscovering Asia and Africa: the multilateral turn; 8. Taiwan and China's rise; 9. China's foreign relations and the emerging great-power politics.