31 December 2013
Growth of China’s Power and Implications for Asia in the 21st Century
Abstract
The growth of China has brought about new dynamics in the Asian security and geopolitics, particularly in the past two decades. One often reads that China’s increasing assertiveness and confidence stems from its growing economic and political strength, as well as a strong perception of U.S. weakened by its domestic issues. This brings about two critical questions: In what ways does China’s growing power play a key role in generating new dynamics in Asian regional security and geo-political environment? What is its impact on the regional security order?
This policy brief attempts to address the two questions by looking at:
- How the trends arising from the growth of Chinese power have affected U.S. policy towards the Asia Pacific;
- How China’s newfound economic power has provided Beijing with ideational and agenda-setting means in winning friends and influencing ideas and policies in the region;
- How regional states and the United States should perceive and react to the growth of China’s military power and its regional security policy
About the Authors
Irene Chan is a senior analyst with the China Programme in RSIS. Her current research focus is on East Asian maritime security, and China’s foreign policy.
Daniel Hyatt Katz is a PhD candidate in Strategic Studies with the RSIS. He is currently based in the U.S.
Abstract
The growth of China has brought about new dynamics in the Asian security and geopolitics, particularly in the past two decades. One often reads that China’s increasing assertiveness and confidence stems from its growing economic and political strength, as well as a strong perception of U.S. weakened by its domestic issues. This brings about two critical questions: In what ways does China’s growing power play a key role in generating new dynamics in Asian regional security and geo-political environment? What is its impact on the regional security order?
This policy brief attempts to address the two questions by looking at:
- How the trends arising from the growth of Chinese power have affected U.S. policy towards the Asia Pacific;
- How China’s newfound economic power has provided Beijing with ideational and agenda-setting means in winning friends and influencing ideas and policies in the region;
- How regional states and the United States should perceive and react to the growth of China’s military power and its regional security policy
About the Authors
Irene Chan is a senior analyst with the China Programme in RSIS. Her current research focus is on East Asian maritime security, and China’s foreign policy.
Daniel Hyatt Katz is a PhD candidate in Strategic Studies with the RSIS. He is currently based in the U.S.
