Negotiating asymmetry: China's place in Asia

摘要

This book, which was prepared by a research group working on 'Southeast Asia China interactions', contains nine studies and a general introduction by Anthony Reid. It deals, in essence, with China's role in Far Eastern politics and history, especially during the first half of the twentieth century. Most articles depart from what may be perceived as a kind of dichotomy between the Westphalian system of international relations on the one hand, and China's traditional code of viewing and dealing with the outside world on the other. The latter is associated with a cer-tain degree of asymmetry, hence the title of the book. This asymmetry has in fact not remained static but has been moving through various stages of development and interpretation - in China as well as in other countries.