China's Rise and Satisfaction with the Modern Global Order

摘要

In this thesis, the current international order and China's position within it is assessed to place it within a hierarchy of nations. China has increased it relative power within the global order, but is it satisfied with the distribution of benefits it receives within the global system. Tammen and Kugler's model for assessing satisfaction is used to determine if China is at present a 'status quo' state, and whether it might have revisionist intentions in the future. International norms, economic integration, military modernization, territorial disputes, and ideology are examined to predict whether China is satisfied with its place in the global hierarchy. The author discusses the implications of an increasingly powerful China that is able to demand more benefits from the system than the United States and other nations. He advises the United States to continue to integrate China into the global order, but to maintain its position as the dominant state. It is the United States' duty to lead the international relations dialogue and shape China's influence on it.