The Rise of China and the Transformation of the East Asian International Order: The Shaping and Expansion of Shared Interests (World Politics Research Series)
阮宗泽Peking University Press · ChinaAug 2025
Rating 4.0- Word count
- 245K words
- Chapters
- 68
- ISBN
- 9787301116685
Tags
Politics Asia-Pacific LandscapeRegional SecurityGeopoliticsGreat Power RelationsOrder RestructuringStrategic GameAcademic MonographPolicy ResearchSummary
Today, the East Asian international order once again stands at a historic crossroads. The impact of China's rise is felt first in its neighborhood, especially in East Asia. East Asia is one of China's most critical neighboring regions and a meeting point of the interests of the world's major powers, and its complexity is self-evident. How to build a peaceful and stable East Asian order has become a focus of attention. This book mainly explores the interactive relationship between China's rise and the transformation of the East Asian international order, and in particular proposes "shared interests" as a new analytical paradigm. The author argues that "shared interests" are the decisive factor determining whether a peaceful transformation and stability of the East Asian order can be achieved in the future. The author offers recommendations on how to advance the peaceful transformation of the East Asian international order, such as emphasizing the cultivation and expansion of "shared interests," strengthening institutional building, supporting and upholding ASEAN's leading role, enhancing cooperation among China, Japan, and South Korea, and properly managing the U.S. factor. By examining China's rise in connection with the transformation of the East Asian international order, this book offers a novel perspective and clear viewpoints, and is highly forward-looking with major practical significance.Editor's review
Using "shared interests" as its core analytical framework, this book examines China's rise within the long-term process of transformation of the East Asian international order, distinguishing itself from narratives based solely on balance of power or institutionalism. After outlining the pattern of converging interests among major East Asian powers, the author discusses specific variables such as institutional building, ASEAN's leading role, China-Japan-South Korea cooperation, and the U.S. factor, and attempts to answer how a peaceful transformation is possible. Its value lies in offering a middle path that balances the real and the normative: it acknowledges competition and complexity while emphasizing reducing the risk of conflict by cultivating and expanding common interests, providing practical reference for understanding neighborhood diplomacy and the evolution of regional order. It is suitable as supplementary reading for courses in international relations and area studies, and for practitioners and researchers who need a systematic grasp of East Asian order issues to read slowly. When reading, pay attention to the connection between conceptual definitions and case studies in order to judge the strength of the argument.Who it's for
A good fit for
- Students of international relations and political science who need to understand analytical frameworks for the transformation of the East Asian order
- Personnel engaged in foreign affairs and regional studies who wish to grasp approaches to neighborhood diplomacy and institutional cooperation
- Policy researchers concerned with China's neighborhood security and major-power relations, for organizing research leads
- Advanced readers interested in East Asian regional cooperation who are willing to engage with conceptually demanding discussion
Not a good fit for
- Practical readers seeking immediate policy conclusions or operational solutions; this book is academically oriented
- Beginning readers lacking basic knowledge of international relations; the conceptual and background threshold is relatively high
- General readers expecting extensive historical detail and personal narrative; this book is primarily theoretical argumentation
Reading tips
- Read the introduction and conclusion first to grasp the definition of "shared interests" and the chain of argument, then return to the middle chapters.
- While reading, draw your own relationship map of major East Asian actors and points of converging interests to help grasp the analytical structure.
- After each chapter, summarize the author's claims and evidence in three to five sentences to test whether the argument holds together.
- Read alongside recent public news on East Asian cooperation and major-power interaction to develop a sense of the issues.
About the publisher
Peking University Press China · Founded in 1979Peking University Press is a comprehensive university press whose publishing areas cover classical literature, popular science, social culture, world history, Western philosophy, and culture. Its catalogue contains 6,031 titles, with representative books including A Dream of Red Mansions, Relativity: The Special and General Theory (15th Edition) (with Einstein's classic papers on unified field theory and other topics), Elements, Conics, The Aristocratic Families of the Eastern Jin, The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume I), The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume II), and The Origin of Continents and Oceans. Representative authors include Cao Xueqin, Zhou Ruchang, Albert Einstein, Euclid, Apollonius, Tian Yuqing, Schelling, and Xian Gang. The press has developed distinctive strengths in classical Chinese literature and in the translation of Western philosophical classics, while also covering scientific classics and social and cultural studies. As public information is limited, this description is based only on the books in the catalogue and offers no further extrapolation.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 序
- Abstract
- 导论
- 第一章 国际秩序的转型分析
- 第一节 相关概念辨析
- 第二节 国际秩序的转型
- 第三节 国际秩序转型的特点
- 第四节 东亚秩序转型层次分析
- 第五节 小结
- 第二章 国际关系理论的应用
- 第一节 权力与国际秩序
- 第二节 制度与国际秩序
- 第三节 身份与国际秩序
- 第四节 理论缺失
- 第五节 小结
- 第三章 共有利益
- 第一节 理解要素
- 第二节 关键变量
- 第三节 塑造与拓展
- 第四节 价值与局限
- 第五节 案例分析：中国与东盟
- 第六节 小结
- 第四章 未来东亚秩序探讨
- 第一节 权威秩序
- 第二节 碎片秩序
- 第三节 均势秩序
- 第四节 认同秩序
- 第五节 多边主义秩序
- 第六节 小结
- 第五章 影响东亚秩序的变量
- 第一节 全球性体系的形成
- 第二节 对全球化的逆动
- 第三节 日本角色的嬗变
- 第四节 谋求“政治脱缰”
- 第五节 中日关系转型之痛
- 第六节 小结
- 第六章 布什政府的国际秩序观
- 第一节 “单极世界”拥抱者
- 第二节 扬起“新帝国”的风帆
- 第三节 “整合”外交
- 第四节 重点转向亚洲
- 第五节 中美如何相处
- 第六节 重审“日本影子”
- 第七节 小结
- 第七章 朝鲜半岛形势与东北亚和平机制
- 第一节 朝核风云再起
- 第二节 六方会谈迎难而上
- 第三节 各方立场
- 第四节 未来东北亚和平机制
- 第五节 小结
- 第八章 国际秩序的中国视角
- 第一节 “和合”秩序观
- 第二节 防御性与包容性
- 第三节 和谐世界
- 第四节 打造软实力
- 第五节 国家形象的塑造
- 第六节 参与国际组织
- 第七节 小结
- 第九章 推进东亚秩序的“和平转型”
- 第一节 塑造与拓展“共有利益”
- 第二节 加强制度建设
- 第三节 维护东盟“驾驶员”地位
- 第四节 提高中日韩合作的机制化与实效
- 第五节 妥善处理“美国因素”
- 第六节 小结
- 主要参考文献
- 后记
FAQ
What does "shared interests" mean in this book?
According to the introduction, the author uses it as the core paradigm for analyzing the transformation of the East Asian order, emphasizing that shared interests are the key factor determining peaceful transformation and stability, and advocating advancing cooperation by cultivating and expanding shared interests and strengthening institutional building. The specific definition and levels should be based on the discussion in the book.Is this book suitable as a reference for a course paper?
It can serve as reference reading on regional order and neighborhood diplomacy issues, especially for organizing analytical frameworks and research questions. However, for paper writing you should still return to the original work to verify conceptual definitions and argumentative details, and combine other literature to form your own judgment; it is inadvisable to rely solely on summaries.Can readers without an international relations background understand it?
This book belongs to an academic research series and is conceptually dense; readers lacking professional background may find it difficult. It is advisable to first acquire basic knowledge of East Asian regional cooperation and major-power relations, then start with the introduction and conclusion and gradually move into specific chapters.Which parts should readers focus on?
It is advisable to focus on the author's definition of "shared interests," judgments about the transformation of the East Asian order, and discussions of institutional building, ASEAN leadership, China-Japan-South Korea cooperation, and the U.S. factor. These parts constitute the book's main lines of argument and facilitate comparison with other studies.This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.
About the author
阮宗泽 AuthorRuan Zongze is an author whose publicly available biographical information is limited; his research and writing primarily concern politics and international relations. One work by him is held in the collection, China's Rise and the Transformation of the East Asian International Order: Shaping and Expanding Shared Interests, part of the World Politics Studies series. Judging from the title and its classification, the book focuses on changes in the East Asian international order against the backdrop of China's rise and discusses how shared interests are shaped and expanded, showing a clear orientation toward international political research. The author develops his argument around order transformation and interest construction, addressing issues that bear on the realities of the contemporary East Asian regional landscape. The work may be of reference value to readers interested in China's diplomacy, regional order, and international relations theory. Because verifiable biographical details about the author are scarce, no inferences about his life are made here; only the subject matter and general style of his available work are briefly described.