About the Book

The recent rise in China's economic, technological and military fields and its changing policy formulations, have implications on how China interacts with other countries. This subject has attracted the attention of several Asian and non-Asian countries for its impact on different aspects of Asian security.

This book is a collection of 43 articles from well-known scholars and officials from about 20 countries, They reflect on major aspects of Asian security, China's modernisation efforts, and its interactions with different countries in Asia and major powers during 2000-2010. They also cover non-military security challenges during this period. These high-quality papers would be a valuable resource and a ready research reckoner for China scholars and policy makers around the world.

18th Jan 2004


 

About Author

K. Santhanam is Director of IDSA. He superannuated from the Defence R&D Organisation as Chief Advisor (Technology). He was Scientific Advisor in the Ministry of External Affairs and a member of the National Security Advisory Board. He was conferred the Padma Bhushan award by the Government in recognition of contributions to the Shakti-98 series of nuclear tests conducted in Pokhran in May 1998. He co-authored two books and is the editor of IDSA's journal, Strategic Analysis.

Dr Srikanth Kondapalli has been a research faculty member of IDSA for about a decade. He has published two books and a monograph on China and is currently writing a book on Chinese Air Force. He has M. Phil. and Ph.D. in Chinese studies and was a post-doctoral Visiting Fellow at People's University in Beijing. He learnt Chinese language at Beijing during his stay there from 1996 to 1998.

Contents

Contents: Foreword, Acknowledgements, Preface, List of tables, List of figures, Introduction,
Perspective Plan for Steel,
Steel Industy: a global perspective,
Steel Industry: the indian scence,
Preface, Acronyms, Asian Security: Long-term Trends and Implications: Yashwant Sinha, Asian Security and China: George Fernandes

Overview of Asian Security from Different Perspectives
Overview of Asian Security: A Perspective from India: C.V. Ranganathan, New Challenges, New Approaches: Unconventional Security and International Security Cooperation: Xu Jian, The United States, India and Asian Security: Robert D. Blackwill, Recent Security Initiatives in Asia: Satish Kumar

Economic Reforms
China's Economic Reform: Past Achievements, Present Problems and Future Trends: Liu Shucheng and Chang Xin, The Microelectronics Industry in China: K. Santhanam and K. Neelakantan

China's Military Modernisation
China's Strategic Outlook: A Case Study of Japan and India: Michael Pillsbury, China and Information Warfare: Signals Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Cyber-Warfare: Desmond Ball, Challenges for Taiwan Security: Arthur S. Ding, China's Missile Modernisation and Space Warfare Plans: Richard D. Fisher Jr., China's Military Capabilities in 2000-2010: Srikanth Kondapalli

North and South East Asia
China's Post-Cold War Relations with the Korean Peninsula: A Testing Ground for Its Power and Prosperity: Taeho Kim, Northeast Asian Security and Taiwan: Parris H. Chang, Mongolian-Chinese Bilateral Relations: New Decade and New Agenda: Tsedendamba Batbayar, China and South-East Asia: Security Aspects: Amitav Acharya, Political Economy of China and Interactions with South-East Asia: Challenge or Opportunity for South-East Asia?: Kusuma Snitwongse, Sino-Vietnamese Relations: Ramses Amer

Southern Asia
India-China Interactions: K.N. Ramachandran, China and South Asia: Han Hua, China's Policy toward South Asia: A Bangladesh Perspective: Md. Abdul Mannan, China and Pakistan in a Changing World: Samina Yasmeen, Nepal and China: Searching for Substance: Dhruba Kumar, Bangladesh-China Relations: An Overview: Shaheen Afroze

Central Asia
Central Asia and China Relations: Implications for India: P. Stobdan, Kyrgyz-Chinese Relations: Zamira Karabaeva, Kyrgyz-Chinese Relations: Border Dispute as a Factor: Marat Chanachev, Tajik-Chinese Relations: Iskander K Assadoullaev, Uzbek-Chinese Relations: Problems and Perspectives: Rakhimjon K. Kadirov

West Asia
Forced Landing: Sino-Israeli Security Relations in the Early 2000s: Yitzhak Schichor, China and Current International Security Environment: An Iranian Perspective: Ahmad Sadeghi

Non-Asian Countries
U.S.-China Relations: Better Now, But Will It Last?: Harry Harding, Russia and China in Asia: Mikhail L. Titarenko, The China Policy of the European Union: Valérie Niquet

Non-Military Challenges
China's Energy Security: Geopolitical Implications for Asia and Beyond: Mehmet Ögütçü, Energy Security Strategies of China and India: A Comparison: Sudha Mahalingam, Seek Jihad as far as China: Ahmad Lutfi, Terrorism and Asia: An Update: B. Raman, China's Response to the Global Campaign on Terrorism: Fang Jinying, Responses to Chinese Rule in Xinjiang: Patterns of Cooperation and Opposition: Dru C. Gladney, Ethnic Changes in Occupied Tibet: Consequences for South Asian Security: Vijay Kranti, China's Environmental Policies: Zheng Yuxin

List of Contributors

Index

US$ 80

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