Springer Order of East Asia: Regional Transformation, Competition among Main Powers, and China’s Strategy

This book describes the past, present and future of East Asian order, and analyzes how China, Japan, the U.S and ASEAN play important roles in the transformation of East Asian order, and discusses the new logic of regional order formation in the era of globalization and regional integration. The book analyzes China’s relationship with East Asian order, great powers and regional institutions involved, especially bilateral relations between China and Japan, China and the U.S., China and ASEAN, and explores how China could improve its regional strategy. Addressing a hot topic in world politics from the angle of regional order, and using methods such as historical analysis, comparative analysis, quantitative analysis and case study, this readable book enables readers to develop an understanding of the history and status quo of East Asia and China’s role in the region. From the Back Cover This book describes the past, present and future of East Asian order, and analyzes how China, Japan, the U.S and ASEAN play important roles in the transformation of East Asian order, and discusses the new logic of regional order formation in the era of globalization and regional integration. The book analyzes China’s relationship with East Asian order, great powers and regional institutions involved, especially bilateral relations between China and Japan, China and the U.S., China and ASEAN, and explores how China could improve its regional strategy. Addressing a hot topic in world politics from the angle of regional order, and using methods such as historical analysis, comparative analysis, quantitative analysis and case study, this readable book enables readers to develop an understanding of the history and status quo of East Asia and China’s role in the region. About the Author Men Honghua, was born in October 1969. He received his B.A. in literature from Shandong University in 1991, M.A. in Intercultural communication from Peking University in 1998, and Ph.D. in international relations from Peking University in 2001. He was a post-doctoral fellow at Tsinghua University from 2002 to 2004, and selected as associate professor in 2003 and full professor in 2005 by the Central Party School. In 2015, he was designated as a Distinguished University Professor of Tongji University. He is now president of the Institute of World & China Studies, and dean of the School of Political Science and International Relations, Tongji University. Professor Men was Kimsey Fellow of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in 2003, a visiting professor at Taiwan Chengchi University in 2005, Nikkei Asia Economist at the Japan Center for Economic Research from 2006 to 2007, senior Eisenhower fellow in 2011, Oxford University Chevening Scholar from 2013 to 2014, and Tokyo University Japan Foundation Scholar in 2015. Professor Men has published 52 books and more than 150 articles in leading journals, including Social Sciences in China.