China as a Rising World Power and its Response to 'Globalization'

<p>The People's Republic of China (PRC) is a newly emerging world power and yet is still a developing state that must deal with the liabilities and opportunities of globalization. While integrating with the world economy the PRC has had to articulate a newly defined role for itself as a world power. Moving beyond limited historical confines of bilateral relations with states in the Asia Pacific region the PRC is developing a new perspective and arguably more sophisticated policy to deal with the changing international relations agendas of free trade human rights and security and economic cooperation.<br><br>This volume was previously published as a special issue of the <em>Review of International Affairs</em>.</p>