China's ascent : power, security, and the future of international politics / edited by Robert S. Ross and Zhu Feng.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Robert S. Ross and Zhu Feng -- Pt. I. Structure, Power Transitions, and the Rise of China -- 1. Power Transition Theory and the Rise of China / Jack S. Levy -- 2. China's Rise Will Be Peaceful: How Unipolarity Matters / Zhu Feng -- 3. Parsing China's Rise: International Circumstances and National Attributes / Avery Goldstein -- Pt. II. International Institutions and the Rise of China -- 4. The Rise of China: Power, Institutions, and the Western Order / G. John Ikenberry -- 5. Structures, Processes, and the Socialization of Power: East Asian Community-building and the Rise of China / Qin Yaqing and Wei Ling -- Pt. III. Chinese Policymaking and the Rise of China -- 6. From Offensive to Defensive Realism: A Social Evolutionary Interpretation of China's Security Strategy / Tang Shiping -- 7. Purpose Transitions: China's Rise and the American Response / Jeffrey W. Legro -- Pt. IV. Responding to the Rise of China -- 8. Between China, America, and North Korea: South Korea's Hedging / Byung-Kook Kim -- 9. A Japanese Perspective on China's Rise and the East Asian Order / Akio Takahara -- 10. The Consequences of China's Economic Rise for Sino-U.S. Relations: Rivalry, Political Conflict, and (Not) War / Jonathan Kirshner -- 11. The United States and the Rise of China: Implications for the Long Haul / Robert J. Art -- Pt. V. Conclusion -- 12. The Rise of China: Theoretical and Policy Perspectives / Robert S. Ross and Zhu Feng.