China's Global Activism : Strategy, Drivers, and Tools

Chinese leaders are pursuing a long-term grand strategy based on maintaining a peaceful international environment that allows China to build the econ. & technological foundations necessary to become a rich & powerful country. Econ. imperatives & strategic challenges are leading China to expand its internat. activities into different regions of the world. This paper analyzes the rationale & drivers for China's increased global activism; examines the tools China is employing & how they are being used; assesses the evidence about priorities & patterns in China's global activities; & considers whether these activities reflect an underlying strategic design. The paper concludes with an overview of likely future developments & an assessment of the implications for the U.S.Saunders, Phillip C. is the author of 'China's Global Activism : Strategy, Drivers, and Tools', published 2007 under ISBN 9781422316191 and ISBN 142231619X.