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China Inside and Out: Politics and Policies in a Turbulent World de Mel Gurtov

China Inside and Out: Politics and Policies in a Turbulent World: World Social Change

Autor Mel Gurtov Mark Selden
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 apr 2026

Recomandăm acest volum ca o referință esențială pentru nivelul de licență și master în relații internaționale, oferind o sinteză actualizată a dinamicii dintre cele două mari puteri globale. China Inside and Out nu este un tratat teoretic arid, ci o colecție de eseuri analitice menite să pună în context evenimentele recente, de la tensiunile din Marea Chinei de Sud până la „războiul cipurilor”. Remarcăm structura pragmatică a cărții: fiecare capitol este dublat de documente-sursă (precum recomandările Project 2025 sau reacțiile oficiale chineze), oferind studenților instrumentele necesare pentru o analiză documentată a politicilor publice.

Mel Gurtov își folosește expertiza vastă pentru a explora legătura indisolubilă dintre securitatea națională și dezvoltarea economică în gândirea strategică de la Beijing. Această abordare continuă temele explorate în lucrările sale anterioare, precum America in Retreat, unde analiza consecințele politicii externe sub Donald Trump, și Engaging Adversaries, unde pleda pentru diplomație în fața conflictului. În comparație cu China's Strategic Competition with the United States de Russell Ong, care se concentrează pe natura competitivă a relației post-Război Rece, lucrarea lui Gurtov este mai ancorată în realitățile imediate ale anului 2025 și în mecanismele interne de decizie chineze.

Volumul este organizat pentru a facilita înțelegerea progresivă: prima parte analizează diplomația și schimburile bilaterale, în timp ce a doua parte se concentrează pe competiția strategică și balanța militară. Credem că valoarea adăugată a acestei ediții constă în capacitatea de a traduce concepte complexe de geopolitică într-un format accesibil, fără a sacrifica rigoarea academică specifică imprintului Bloomsbury Academic.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9798216365938
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 152 x 228 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Seria World Social Change

Locul publicării:New York, United States

De ce să citești această carte

Această carte este ideală pentru studenții și profesioniștii care au nevoie de o înțelegere rapidă, dar profundă, a relațiilor sino-americane actuale. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă clară asupra modului în care politica internă a Chinei îi dictează rolul pe scena mondială. Este un instrument valoros deoarece combină analiza de expert cu documente oficiale, oferind o bază solidă pentru dezbateri academice despre viitorul ordinii globale.

Despre autor

Mel Gurtov este profesor emerit de științe politice la Portland State University și o figură proeminentă în analiza politicii externe americane. Cariera sa a început la RAND Corporation, unde a fost unul dintre autorii celebrelor „Pentagon Papers”, fapt ce i-a oferit o perspectivă unică asupra mecanismelor puterii. Cu peste 30 de volume publicate și o experiență de peste două decenii ca redactor-șef al publicației „Asian Perspective”, Gurtov este considerat un specialist de top în afacerile asiatice, fiind recunoscut pentru analizele sale echilibrate și documentate.

Descriere

At this moment, Americans regard China as a major threat, both economically and strategically, while Chinese regard the US as determined to contain China and impede its development. Tensions between the two countries remain high: human rights, trade, Taiwan, the South China Sea, military budgets.

Yet, in spite of all these points of contention, the search for common ground through diplomatic engagement goes on as both countries' leaders recognize that constant friction can have calamitous consequences.

These brief, engaging essays bring students of international affairs up to speed on what is happening inside China and on China's role in the world. Gurtov's expert assessments illuminate important developments in Chinese politics and society, notions of national security, and the link in Chinese thinking between security and economic development. Primary source documents at the end of each chapter provide students with real-world policy context.

Cuprins

PART I: CHINA AND WORLD
1. US-China Relations: Policy and Diplomacy
Finding Common Ground with China
Trump 1.0 and China
Biden and Xi Seek Coexistence
Military-to-Military Communication Resumes
The Rise and Fall of US-China Exchange Programs
The China Initiative Profiles Chinese Americans
Trade Politics
Chips War: Advantage China?
The Republicans' "China Week"
Trump 2.0 and China: The Rocky Road Ahead
Trump's Tariff War in 2025
The Way Forward
Documents: Xi Jinping and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan Discuss Partnership versus Rivalry; Project 2025's Recommendations for US China Policy; Chinese and US Public Opinion Polls; China Reacts to Trump's Election; Two Chinese Reactions to Trump's Tariff Threats; A Chinese Expert Addresses the Main Source of Future US-China Competition
2. The US-China Strategic Competition
The Threat Business: China Comes First
US Policy on Taiwan, and China's Response
The US-China Military Balance
An Ill-advised Visit to Taiwan
Evaluating the 2023 Spy Balloon Incident
Taiwan's Autonomy: A Provocative Issue for China
War Games and False Alarms
Close Encounters: The Dangers of the Asia Pacific Strategic Competition
Cyber Hacking: Who's Doing it to Whom?
Chinese Opportunism and Western Reactiveness in the Pacific Islands
Trump on Taiwan
Trump's Reverse-Nixon Strategy
Trump's Budget Cuts: A Glaring Contradiction
Documents: The Biden-Harris National Security Strategy Paper (2022) on China; The 1979 Taiwan Relations Act; Three Views of How US Policy on Taiwan Should Change
3. China's Relations with Russia and Europe
China-Russia Relations on the Eve of War in Ukraine
China Between Russia and the US in the Ukraine War
The Evolution of Europe's View of China
EU-China Trade Politics
China's Wartime Balancing Act in 2024
France Charts Its Own Course on China, But the EU Commissioner Disagrees
Trump's Reset with Russia: Pluses and Minuses for China
Trump's Tariffs Rattle Europe
Documents: Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin Exchange New Year's Greetings; A conversation with European Council President Antonio Costa
4. China and the Global South
China in Africa: Winning the Competition with the West
BRI: The Energy Side
The Battle Over Cobalt
The Withering of US Aid Competition
The Significance of the BRICS for China
How Money Talks
Exporting for Security: China's Surveillance Equipment and Military Abroad
A Big Deal but Not Enough: China's Middle East Diplomacy
Documents: Xi Jinping Addresses the BRICS Summit in Russia; Xi Jinping Touts China's Development Assistance; Xi Jinping Addresses Problems and Opportunities with the BRI; Xi Jinping on "China's Story"; Sri Lanka's Indebtedness to China; The Chinese Model for Humanity; China's Position on the Israel-Palestine Conflict; China's Position on the Iran Nuclear Issue
5. China and Its Neighbors: Japan, India, the Two Koreas, Myanmar
Renewed Tensions on the Korean Peninsula
The Russia-North Korea "Strategic Partnership": Implications for China
US-China Relations and US Policy on North Korea
Risky Business as Japan Steps Out
US-Japan Security Ties Strengthen
Japan and China in the Trump Era
China-India Diplomacy Seeks Improvement
India's Strategic Headaches on Land and Sea
The Problematic Situation for China in Myanmar
Documents: Foreign Minister Wang Yi Says China-Japan Relations are at a Critical Stage; Xi Jinping Meets Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru; Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi Comment on China-India Relations; Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang's Speech at the Opening Plenary of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference

PART II: INSIDE CHINA
6. Politics and Society
Economic Development Requires Security
Xi Jinping's Anti-Corruption Campaign
The People and the Party
Reform and Repression
The Culture War in China
The Covid Coverup
Trends in China's Higher Education
Documents: Xi Jinping on Continuing Reforms; A Politburo Member Discusses Religious Conformity; Xi Jinping's New Year Address; Xi Jinping on China's Modernization
7. The Economy and Environment
Comparative Economic Strength of the US and China
Peak China
China in the Global Economy: Setting Records, Facing Dilemmas
Two Chinese Commentaries on the Virtues of Economic Globalization
Private Capitalism is OK
China's Rising GDP: Speedy Development or Quality Development?
China is on Track to be the Leading Carbon Emitter-and Leader in Green Energy
Some Contradictions of Development
Who Pays? China's Role in Global Climate Financing
Documents: China's Economic Outlook; 2023 Report on the State of the Ecology and Environment in China; China's Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change; Xi Jinping on Climate Change and Global Governance
8. Human Rights
Repression of the Uyghurs
China's Abuse of Biometric Data Collected in Minority Populations
Forced Labor and "Reeducation" in Xinjiang and Tibet
Destroying Democracy: China in Hong Kong
China's Mass Detention System
Crimes Without Punishment: International Attempts to Change China's Policies
Thailand Extradites Uyghurs to China
China's Response to Repression in Myanmar
Where is Peng Shuai?
Ai Weiwei and Freedom of Expression
Documents: The State Council Information Office, "The Communist Party of China and Human Rights Protection: A 100-Year Quest"; The Australian Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Makes a Joint Statement to the UN General Assembly's Third Committee on Human Rights in Xinjiang Province and Tibet; China's Human Development Indices; China's Hydropower and Dam Projects in Tibet; Foreign Minister Wang Yi's Appraisal of the United Nations

PART III: CONCLUSION
9. For Further Reflection
US-China Relations
China, Its Neighbors, and the Global South
China's Relations with the European Union and Russia
Chinese Politics, Economy, and Society