Greater China in an Era of Globalization

China's growth in the past few decades has been unprecedented and continues to stay strong as it expands its influence around the globe. However, in many ways the once-insular China is now looking to find its footing as an international player in the globalization game. Greater China in an Era of Globalization looks at the rise of China and its impact on the surrounding territories of Taiwan. Hong Kong, and Macau, and asks the question: "What is Chinese globalization?" The contributors in this book look to answer this question by examining China's role both in its immediate sphere of influence and in the greater world. In doing so, the contributors argue that its push to globalize has had as much effect on the country itself, both politically and culturally, as it has had on the world. The contributors further the argument by analyzing China's influence on the rising nations in Africa and Latin America before ending the book with a comparative analysis between China and the historic rise and fall of influence of its European counterparts. Book jacket.

Sujian Guo is professor in the Department of Political Science and director of the Center for U.S.-China Policy Studies at San Francisco State University, and concurrently holding appointments at Fudan University as distinguished professor and associate dean at Fudan Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences. Baogang Guo is associate professor of political science at Dalton State College and president of the Association of Chinese Political Studies.