Chinese Regionalism in Asia : Beyond the Belt and Road Initiative

"With globalization on the wane in a world fractured by growing great power competition, Hoo and Mckinney argue that regionalism is likely to re-emerge as a focal area of significance and interest in the coming years. In Asia, how its regionalism evolves is inescapably linked to China's part in this story. Hoo, Mckinney and their contributors will help readers better understand regionalism as it is approached, conceived and practiced by China. Looking past the conventional attention on the Belt-Road Initiative, the contributors examine the evolving perspectives on regionalism within China, the forms in which this regionalism has taken, and the implications for the strategic order in Asia. This includes a focus on newer architecture such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB); lesser-known mechanisms such as the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) and the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC); and more traditional ones such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). A valuable resource for scholars and students of China's foreign relations, and of Asian regionalism and strategic order"-- Provided by publisher. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors 1. Reglobalization, Nationalism, and Regionalism: Chinese Choices 2. The State of Asian Regionalism and Current Developments in the Context of U.S.-China Competition 3. Chinese Thinking on Regional Governance: Open Regionalism and Moral Leadership 4. Weathering the Storm? RCEP, Chinese Regionalism, and Great Power Competition 5. China’s Eurasian Forums: Initiatives Before and Beyond the Belt-and-Road 6. Establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Is China Taking a Leadership Role in Regionalism in Asia? 7. Going Continental: China’s New Agenda for Asian Regionalism and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia 8. China’s Regionalism through Cooperation in Non-Traditional Security: A Study of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation 9. An Indo-Pacific Concert of Powers and China Index With globalization on the wane, the contributors argue, regionalism is of increasing importance for trade, peace and strategic stability. They examine the evolving perspectives and debates on regionalism within China, and the implications for the strategic order in Asia.