-positivist analyses, contributions by area specialists and China watchers, and articles by Chinese IR scholars. These strands, however …) (Waever/Tickner 2009: 3) and "the periphery's revolt against ["Western"] IR" paradigms (ibid.), it is necessary to view China … metatheoretical debate about the possibility of non-"Western" IR. It argues that even though the IR debates in China are heavily …

perspectives. It discusses topics ranging from the major powers’ great game in the Indo-Pacific and China’s countermeasures, to … China and India’s reciprocal demands and potential conflicts in the Indian Ocean. It also addresses the relations between … the Indian Ocean region and China’s economic security and provides an in-depth analysis of the prospects of the 21st …

bilateral Chinese-American polarization. While China has been among the staunchest advocates and beneficiaries of globalization … Belt and Road Initiative, driving massive infrastructure construction through Central Asia and the South and Southeast … China in a relatively strong economic position." …