The Rise of China and India A New Asian Drama (177 Pages)

"The most remarkable phenomenon in Asia in the 21st century is arguably the economic rise of China and India. Amazingly, the two most populous countries in the world are uplifting millions of their citizens annually from poverty through rapid economic growth. What is the impact on the region, given the ascendance of China and India? There are at least two possible outcomes: the rise of the two great Asian powers may challenge the US and instill fear among the smaller countries in Asia, or, China and India will act as new economic dynamos that will benefit the region even if US economic presence in the region is to decline in the future. This book explores the opportunities and obstacles to a harmonious region underpinned by the rise of China and India"--P. [4] of cover World Scientific Publishing Company Contents 8 Acknowledgements 6 Chapter 1 Introduction: China, India and the New Asian Drama Lam Peng Er and Lim Tai Wei 10 Chapter Summaries 14 The Future of India and China’s Rise 16 Chapter 2 The Rise of China: Conflict or Harmony in East Asia? Ding Dou 20 The Realist Approach 20 The Institutionalization Approach 23 The Constructivism Approach 26 Uncertain Development of China 27 Conclusion 28 Chapter 3 Emerging India and China: Potentials and Constraints K. M. Seethi 30 India and China: Development Trajectories 31 Emerging India: Challenges 35 India and China in the New ‘Asian Century’ 41 Chapter 4 The Rise of China and India and Its Implications for Southeast Asia: A Philippine Perspective Noel M. Morada 48 Introduction 48 Imaging the Rise of China and India: Competition for Influence and Regional Power Rivalry 49 Competing economic interests 49 Regional power rivalry 52 ASEAN and the Rise of China and India: Implications for the Philippines, ASEAN, and East Asia72 53 Relations with the Philippines: China ahead of India 53 Southeast Asia and “soft power” capabilities of China and India 59 Exploring cooperation in non-traditional security issues 62 Breaking the impasse in Myanmar 63 Norm building and East Asia community 64 Conclusion 65 Chapter 5 Negotiating the Rise of Asia — A Perspective from Malaysia’s Relations with India and China Johan Saravanamuttu 68 Introduction 68 Positioning Towards China and India 70 China, India and the Look East Policy, 1980s–1990s 76 Security Issues 78 Managing the China–India Ascendancy 80 Concluding Remarks 85 Chapter 6 A Japanese Perspective on the Rise of China and India: Opportunities, Concerns, and Potential Threats Minoru Koide 88 Introduction 88 Enhanced Economic Chances 89 Development of Multilateral Institutions and Frameworks in East Asia 92 After US Hegemony? A Balancer Role Between China and India 95 Three Concerns 97 Japan passing or nothing 97 Environmental burdens 99 Political instability as a result of widening economic gap 101 Three Threats 102 NPT dominos 102 Sino–US rivalry 103 Russo–Chinese–Indian military triangle 104 Conclusion 106 Chapter 7 The Rise of China and India: Geo-political Narratives from the Singapore Perspective Lim Tai Wei 108 Chapter 8 The Rise of China and India and Its Implications for Southeast Asia: A Thai Perspective Prapat Thepchatree 136 Rise of China and its Implications to Asia246 137 Military power 139 Economic power 139 Cultural power 140 China’s grand strategy259 142 China, US, and Southeast Asia 143 US grand strategy towards China: containment policy260 143 China-US economic competition in Southeast Asia262 144 China–US political and security competition in Southeast Asia263 145 China–ASEAN Relations 146 Chinese strategy towards ASEAN 147 ASEAN strategy towards China 148 The rise of India 149 Comparing the rise of China and India 149 Chindia? 150 Economic competition 151 Geopolitical competition 151 Military competition 152 Sino–Indian competition in Southeast Asia 152 Conclusion 153 Bibliography 156 Index 170 9789814280334,981428033X