This volume examines the prominent role of China in global politics and the relevance of the 'new regionalism' paradigm to China's international outreach. It pr

China has experienced the world's fastest economic growth for over a decade. It is likely that within a generation, China will have the world's largest economy.

Since the end of the World War II, nation states have formed regions to give them some protection from the processes of globalization and internationalization.

Textbook on regionalism and its role in a global marketplace, ideal for students of IR and globalisation.

The global implications of China's rise as a global actor In 2005, a senior official in the George W. Bush administration expressed the hope that China would em