In "China, East Asia and the European Union" specialist authors from both Europe and Asia reflect on the dynamic … relationship between the three actors from an International Relations perspective. The book is a testimony to China's seemingly … manoeuvring space vis-a-vis China and its neighbours, both economically and politically …

particular reference to China and Japan assuming 'regional leader actor' roles. Key issues discussed by the list of distinguished … contributors include: the extent to which there is an East Asian region to lead, China-Japan relations, different aspects of Japan … and China's positions in the East Asia region, how the seemingly inexorable rise of China is being addressed within the …

China's vision of global governance: a resurrection of the "Central Kingdom" / Lai-Ha Chan, Pak K. Lee, and Gerald Chan … -- Rising from within: China's search for a multilateral world and its implications for sino-us relations / Mingjiang Li … -- China's participation in global trade negotiations / Henry Gao -- Learning and socialization in international institutions …