Greater China in an Era of Globalization

Contents: Introduction. 1. Chiglobalization? A cultural argument/Wenshan Jia.  2. The age of geoeconomics, China\'s global role, and prospects of cross-Taiwan integration/James C. Hsiung. 3. Empire, national state, and marketplace: China\'s complex identity and its implication for geopolitical relationships in Asia/Xiaoyang Tang. 4. Globalization and cross-strait relations/Jing Men. 5. Democratic peace across the Taiwan strait/Antonio C. Hsiang and Jerome S. Hsiang. 6. China\'s policy on regional cooperation in East Asia/Marion Chyun-Yang Wang. 7. How economic power China could transform Africa/Edward Friedman. 8. The role of Greater China in Latin America/Thomas Cieslik. 9. Great China and its neighbors in comparative perspective: lessons from Europe?/Katja Weber. 10. Development--great and small: "Greater China," small Caribbean islands and offshore finance/William Vlcek.. Index.

"China\'s growth in the past few decades has been unprecedented and continues to stay strong as it expands its influence around the globe. However, in many ways the once-insular China is now looking to find its footing as an international player in the globalization game. Greater China in an Era of Globalization looks at the rise of China and its impact on the surrounding territories of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, and asks the question: "what is Chinese globalization?" The contributors in this book look to answer this question by examining China\'s role both in its immediate sphere of influence and in the greater world. In doing so, the contributors argue that its push to globalize has had as much effect on the country itself, both politically and culturally, as it has had on the world. The contributors further the argument by analyzing China\'s influence on the rising nations in Africa and Latin America before ending the book with a comparative analysis between China and the historic rise and fall of influence of its European counterparts." (jacket)