The Dragon Looks South: China and Southeast Asia in the New Century (Praeger Security International)
China has made extraordinarily rapid gains in Southeast Asia since it turned its old confrontational policy on its head in 1997. The Dragon Looks South focuses closely on the past five years and is a comprehensive work that reviews all aspects of China’s relations with all Southeast Asian states. Percival also distinguishes between China’s goals in mainland and maritime Southeast Asia, deals with all of the major external players in Southeast Asia, not just China and the United States, and contends that various international relations schools of thought may or may not be relevant to Chinese-Southeast Asian relationships.
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Letters From China and Japan
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Bronson Percival’s book on China’s relations with Southeast Asia is clearly written, objective, nuanced, and sensible. Written by a former diplomat, it avoids inaccurate generalizations and looks carefully at China’s interaction with individual countries in the region. The author’s distinction between countries on the mainland and those farther from China reflects a valuable historical perspective. The chapter on “soft power” is a refreshing antidote to the “hype” surrounding China’s gains in the region. Based in part on numerous interviews, the book would work well in the classroom and should be required reading for U.S. policy-makers.
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