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"Most global citizens are well aware of the explosive growth of the Chinese economy. Indeed, China has famously become the ""workshop of the world."" Yet, while China watchers have shed much light on the country's internal dynamics--China's politics, its vast social changes, and its economic development--few have focused on how this increasingly powerful nation has become more active and assertive throughout the world. In China Goes Global, eminent China scholar David Shambaugh delivers the book that many have been waiting for--a sweeping account of China's growing prominence on the international stage. Thirty years ago, China's role in global affairs beyond its immediate East Asian periphery was decidedly minor and it had little geostrategic power. Today however, China's expanding economic power has allowed it to extend its reach virtually everywhere--from mineral mines in Africa, to currency markets in the West, to oilfields in the Middle East, to agribusiness in Latin America, to the factories of East Asia. Shambaugh offers an enlightening look into the manifestations of China's global presence: its extensive commercial footprint, its growing military power, its increasing cultural influence or ""soft power,"" its diplomatic activity, and its new prominence in global governance institutions. But Shambaugh is no alarmist. In this balanced and well-researched volume, he argues that China's global presence is more broad than deep and that China still lacks the influence befitting a major world power--what he terms a ""partial power."" He draws on his decades of China-watching and his deep knowledge of the subject, and exploits a wide variety of previously untapped sources, to shed valuable light on China's current and future roles in world affairs."

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a fascinating and scholarly challenge to the received wisdom about China's rise, and an important critique of the accepted narrative of Chinese expansionism. The Economist Highly recommended. S.K. Ma, CHOICE

a fascinating and scholarly challenge to the received wisdom about China's rise, and an important critique of the accepted narrative of Chinese expansionism. The Economist Highly recommended. S.K. Ma, CHOICE one of the most serious studies of contemporary China ... Given its mastery of an enormous quantity of information and theoretical insights, the book is of value to both experts in scholarly and policy fields, and general readers. Wenshan Jia, Journal of Chinese Political Science

Selected as a Best Book of 2013 by The EconomistSelected as a Best Book of 2013 by Foreign AffairsSelected as a Best Book of 2013 by Bloomberg News [A] masterful survey. --Foreign Affairs David Shambaugh provides a thoughtful look at the nature and consequences of China's rise in this carefully researched and well-written volume. --Henry A. Kissinger David Shambaugh is one of the world's leading experts on China. Based on first-hand experience and good social science, he presents a compelling picture of China as a partial power. The analysis of China's efforts to increase its soft power is one of the real highlights. This is a must read for anyone who wants to understand China's global role. --Joseph S. Nye, Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, and author of The Future of Power Relying on prodigious research and his own deep understanding, David Shambaugh has written an impressively thorough and fascinating book about China's quest to find new respect and status in the world. But what distinguishes China Goes Global is Shambaugh's argument that China actually possesses far less real power and influence than many imagine, and thus poses far less of a challenge than often feared. --Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at The Asia Society The argument of China Goes Global is made forcefully, systematically and with plenty of evidence. It marshals information and research in a way that is valuable -- and often fascinating. --Financial Times China Goes Global is a fascinating and scholarly challenge to the received wisdom about China's rise, and an important critique of the accepted narrative of Chinese expansionism. --The Economist This is a must read for those interested in China's foreign affairs particularly and international relations generally. --Library Journal [A] lucid, highly readable overview of China's government policy-maki

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David Shambaugh is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of the China Policy Program at George Washington University, as well as a nonresident Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. His most recent books include Tangled Titans: The United States and China; Charting China's Future: Domestic & International Challenges; and China's Communist Party: Atrophy & Adaptation.

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