Concentrates on the economic and political aspects of China's security agenda, which have, to a certain extent, been given less prominence in most security studies on China.
Introduction; Chapter 1 The Chinese Concept of Security; Chapter 2 Implications of the Soviet Collapse; Chapter 3 The Korean Peninsula; Chapter 4 The Rise of Japan; Chapter 5 The Taiwan Issue; Chapter 6 The Threat of ‘Peaceful Evolution’; Chapter 7 Perceptions of the United States; Chapter 8 The Drive to Great Power Status; Chapter 9 Conclusion;
