This edited collection provides a synthetic analysis of the rise of contemporary China and its impact on the current global system from a range of Asian and Wes

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China is intensely conscious of its status, both at home and abroad. This concern is often interpreted as an undivided desire for higher standing as a global le

Prior to the initiation of economic reforms and trade liberalization 36 years ago, China maintained policies that kept the economy very poor, stagnant, centrall