C hina's Power Politics and Modernization

Implications for T aiwan and the S outh C hina S ea

Bibliographic Data

ID12498060
AuthorsMohd Aminul Karim (0000-0001-5300-1750, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume29
Issue2
Pages188-210
Publication date2014-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePacific Focus (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1225-4657 • E-ISSN: 1976-5118
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/pafo.12028
OpenAlexW1915878209
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited17

The aim of this article is to analyze the rationale and likely impacts of C hinese military modernization, which seems focused to work as C hina's instrument of power politics in the A sia– P acific. Given that C hina is growing exponentially in the economic field and it has many flashpoints to deal with, its military modernization is understandably a historical inevitability. It primarily has the U nited S tates, J apan, and T aiwan to confront over the flashpoints, such as T aiwan, and the S outh C hina S ea. Concurrently, the U nited S tates' alliance/alignment‐building is going ahead unabated along with its military revamping. The article concludes by projecting the likely ramifications as response to such military re‐vamping and re‐positioning from both sides

Alliance · Modernization theory · Physics · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Asian Studies and History · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Maritime Security and History

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