Inside China’s grand strategy: the perspective from the People’s Republic

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Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, 2011. — xii, 301 p. (Includes bibliographical references and index) Edited and translated by Steven I. Levine and Guoli Liu. — ISBN 978-0-8131-2646-3 (ebook)An English version of my book is being issued in the United States, not because the book is particularly well written, but because of the rising interest in China among U.S. academics. Its publication reflects the rise of China in recent years and the desire on the part of the international community to understand it. The views expressed in this book are those of neither Chinese officialdom nor of the Chinese scholarly community. They are simply the views of an individual Chinese scholar who wishes China to be great and hopes that a great China will contribute more to world peace and stability. I alone am responsible for all the problems and shortcomings herein. If this book makes even a small contribution to those readers wishing to understand China, I will feel greatly honored.Contents: Preface to the English edition. Further thoughts on the life expectancy of U.S. hegemony. Introduction: understanding a view from Beijing. Guoli Liu and Steven I. Levine. China’s development as a world power: objective conditions, strategic opportunity, and strategic choices. China’s rise: key strategic choices. Relations with the United States: China’s strategic choices. China’s relations and strategic choices with other developing world powers. China and tsi neighbors: geopolitical and strategic choices. China and unification: strategic choices on the Taiwan issue. Postscript. Notes. Index.