Xiaoming Huang is Professor of International Relations and Director of New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.Robert G. Patman is Professor of International Relations and Director of the Master of International Studies program at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

• 1. Introduction: China and the International System - Structure, Society and Context Part 1: Contending Indentities and Evolving Interests: China in Search of Itself 2. Chinese Thinking about World Order 3. Core Interests and Great Power Responsibilities: The Evolving Pattern of China’s Foreign Policy 4. International Structure and China’s Strategy and Options Part 2: Transforming Wealth and Capacity to Institutional Power, Policy Outcomes and Political Influence 5. Commercial Diplomacy: Preferential Trade Agreements and Soft Power Projection 6. China’s Quest for Greater Influence in Global Economic Governance: Accomplishments and Limitations 7. Turning Material Capabilities to Leadership: China in Southeast Asia 8. China and the Evolving Regional Order in the South Pacific Part 3: International System and Rising Power: Impact, Interaction and Mutual Constitution 9. Measuring the Impact of the Chinese Economy 10. Fear and China’s Rise: Responses from Northeast Asia 11. China and Global Climate Policy Making: Leadership in a State of Flux 12. Global Economy, Development Imperatives and Mutual Interests: China and Africa13. Conclusion: A Rising China in a Changing International System

Xiaoming Huang is Professor of International Relations and Director of New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.Robert G. Patman is Professor of International Relations and Director of the Master of International Studies program at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

• 1. Introduction: China and the International System - Structure, Society and Context Part 1: Contending Indentities and Evolving Interests: China in Search of Itself 2. Chinese Thinking about World Order 3. Core Interests and Great Power Responsibilities: The Evolving Pattern of China’s Foreign Policy 4. International Structure and China’s Strategy and Options Part 2: Transforming Wealth and Capacity to Institutional Power, Policy Outcomes and Political Influence 5. Commercial Diplomacy: Preferential Trade Agreements and Soft Power Projection 6. China’s Quest for Greater Influence in Global Economic Governance: Accomplishments and Limitations 7. Turning Material Capabilities to Leadership: China in Southeast Asia 8. China and the Evolving Regional Order in the South Pacific Part 3: International System and Rising Power: Impact, Interaction and Mutual Constitution 9. Measuring the Impact of the Chinese Economy 10. Fear and China’s Rise: Responses from Northeast Asia 11. China and Global Climate Policy Making: Leadership in a State of Flux 12. Global Economy, Development Imperatives and Mutual Interests: China and Africa13. Conclusion: A Rising China in a Changing International System

Xiaoming Huang is Professor of International Relations and Director of New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.Robert G. Patman is Professor of International Relations and Director of the Master of International Studies program at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

• 1. Introduction: China and the International System - Structure, Society and Context Part 1: Contending Indentities and Evolving Interests: China in Search of Itself 2. Chinese Thinking about World Order 3. Core Interests and Great Power Responsibilities: The Evolving Pattern of China’s Foreign Policy 4. International Structure and China’s Strategy and Options Part 2: Transforming Wealth and Capacity to Institutional Power, Policy Outcomes and Political Influence 5. Commercial Diplomacy: Preferential Trade Agreements and Soft Power Projection 6. China’s Quest for Greater Influence in Global Economic Governance: Accomplishments and Limitations 7. Turning Material Capabilities to Leadership: China in Southeast Asia 8. China and the Evolving Regional Order in the South Pacific Part 3: International System and Rising Power: Impact, Interaction and Mutual Constitution 9. Measuring the Impact of the Chinese Economy 10. Fear and China’s Rise: Responses from Northeast Asia 11. China and Global Climate Policy Making: Leadership in a State of Flux 12. Global Economy, Development Imperatives and Mutual Interests: China and Africa13. Conclusion: A Rising China in a Changing International System