02813cmm a2200385 4500 214798610 TxAuBib 20120507120000.0 090826s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780833048967 electronic bk. 0833048961 electronic bk. (OCoLC)433579654 CLU eng CLU DOS N$T EBLCP YDXCP IDEBK OCLCQ TxAuBib Medeiros, Evan S. China's international behavior [electronic resource] : activism, opportunism, and diversification / Evan S. Medeiros. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009. 1 online resource (xxix, 247 p.) : ill. RAND Corporation monograph series Title from PDF title page (Rand, viewed Oct. 22, 2009). "Prepared for the United States Air Force.". "RAND Project Air Force.". Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-247). Introduction -- China's foreign policy outlook -- Current perceptions of the international security environment -- China's foreign policy objectives -- China's expanding diplomatic toolkit -- China's foreign policy actions -- Challenges facing Chinese diplomacy -- Conclusions. China is now a global actor of significant and growing importance. It is active in regions and on issues that were once only peripheral to its interests, and it is effectively using tools previously unavailable. It is no longer appropriate to talk of integrating China into the international system; by and large, it is already there. Its international behavior is clearly altering the dynamics of the current international system, but it is not transforming its structure. China's global activism is continually changing and has so many dimensions that it immediately raises questions about its current and future intentions and the implications for global stability and prosperity. This study examines how China views its security environment, how it defines its international objectives, how it is pursuing these objectives, and the consequences for U.S. economic and security interests.--Publisher description. United States Foreign relations China. National security China. Political science International Relations General. Political science Political Freedom & Security International Security. China Foreign relations 21st century. China Economic policy 21st century. China Foreign relations United States. Electronic books. Project Air Force (U.S.) RAND Corporation monograph series. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=304892 EBSCOhost