| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 279 pages) : color illustrations, color map |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-279). |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- China's changing economic relations with Asia -- Japan -- South Korea -- The Philippines -- Thailand -- Singapore -- Australia -- Conclusions. |
| Summary |
China's economic, military, and diplomatic power has been on the rise, and many worry that it is nudging aside U.S. influence in the Asia-Pacific region. To explore this issue, the authors examined six specific U.S. allies and partners--Australia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand. From extensive in-country interviews, trade and poll data, et cetera, they examined the responses in each nation to China's rise and assessed the implications for U.S. regional security interests. The six nations see China primarily as a source of economic opportunity, but many have concerns about China's regional goals. They want China to be engaged regionally in productive ways but do not want to allow it to become dominant. They find U.S. security commitments reassuring, bolstering their ability to engage China with confidence. The six nations clearly want U.S. involvement in the region to continue--but sometimes only in certain ways, at certain times, and on particular issues. Thus, they are pulling China closer for the economic opportunities it offers and the United States closer for the general reassurance its long-standing power and influence provide.--Publisher description. |
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Pacific Area -- Foreign relations -- China.
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China -- Foreign relations -- Pacific Area.
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Pacific Area -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.
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China -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.
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National security -- Pacific Area.
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National security -- United States.
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National security -- International cooperation.
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Security, International -- Pacific Area.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Globalization.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
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National security. (OCoLC)fst01033711
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National security -- International cooperation.
(OCoLC)fst01033726
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Security, International. (OCoLC)fst01110895
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China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
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Pacific Area. (OCoLC)fst01243504
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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international relations -- Pacific -- China.
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China -- foreign policy.
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| Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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| Added Author |
Crane, Keith, 1953- author.
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Heginbotham, Eric, author.
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Levin, Norman D., author.
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Lowell, Julia, 1961- author.
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Rabasa, Angel, author.
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Sŏng, So-mi, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pacific currents. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2008 9780833044648 0833044648 (DLC) 2008043550 (OCoLC)263300366 |
| Standard No. |
9786612033117 |
| ISBN |
9780833047083 (electronic bk.) |
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0833047086 (electronic bk.) |
| Report No. |
RAND/MG-736-AF |
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