In this Book
- The Pragmatic Dragon: China’s Grand Strategy and Boundary Settlements
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: University of British Columbia Press
summary
China shares borders and asserts vast maritime claims with over a dozen countries, and it has had boundary disputes with nearly all of them. Yet in the 1960s, when tensions were escalating with the Soviet Union, India, and the United States, China moved to conclude boundary agreements with these neighbours peacefully. In this wide-ranging study of China’s boundary disputes and settlements, Eric Hyer finds China’s behaviour was strategic and even demonstrated willingness to compromise. This behaviour in earlier periods is pertinent to the ongoing territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas. The Pragmatic Dragon analyzes these disputes and the strategic rationale behind China’s behaviour, providing important insights into the foreign policy of a nation whose presence on the world stage continues to grow.
Table of Contents
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- List of Maps
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- 1. The Historical Legacy
- pp. 22-36
- Part 2: The Sino-Indian Dimension
- 5. The Sino-Pakistani Boundary Settlement
- pp. 106-119
- 6. The Sino-Afghan Boundary Settlement
- pp. 120-128
- Part 3: The Sino-Soviet/Russian Dimension
- 8. The Sino-Mongolian Boundary Settlement
- pp. 161-179
- Part 4: Contemporary Settlements and Disputes
- 12. The South China Sea Territorial Disputes
- pp. 236-262
- Conclusion
- pp. 263-271
- Bibliography
- pp. 317-337
Additional Information
ISBN
9780774826372
MARC Record
OCLC
966803152
Pages
372
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No