ABOUT THE BOOK

China had attracted global attention in the recent past by becoming one of the decisive actors in Asia and beyond. It is the largest country in Asia and bordering the largest number of Asian countries, with the largest population, permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council and a recognized nuclear weapon state.

Its geographical position in Asia provides it with unique privileges. It borders fourteen of the 42 countries in Asia and others by land and with several other countries in maritime dimensions.

China’s emergence as a third largest economy in the world after the United States and Japan in 2008 is providing opportunities as well as challenges. Hence, its political/border interactions with these nearly half of the Asian states are crucial in explaining inter-state dynamics in the region.

ABOUT Author

Srikant Kondapalli is Professor in Chinese Studies and Chairman of Centre for East Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is educated in the China programme in India and China with M.Phil, Ph.D. and post-Doctoral research. He taught in the China programme in India, China and Taiwan. He had published two books, two monographs, a co-edited volume and a numbers of articles-all on China.

Prof. Emi Mifune teaches at the Faculty of Law, Komazawa University, Tokyo. She is a specialist on China foreign policy. She graduated from Waseda University with Bachelors of Arts, and M.A. in International relations from Boston University. She did her Doctoral studies from Gakushuin University (where she also obtainied M.A. in Political Science).  Among here major works are History and Status Quo of the Taiwwan-China-US Relations in China-Taiwan and US-China Relations after 9/11.