China and the global politics of regionalization / edited by Emilian Kavalski.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-238) and index.

Regionalization in the Tianxia?: continuity and change in China's foreign policy / Feng Zhang -- A concealed regionalization without historical roots: a new form of regionalism in rising China's foreign policy / Sheng Ding -- China's regionalization policies: illiberal internationalism or neo-Mencian benevolence? / Jeremy Paltiel -- Identity, nationalism, and China's policy towards regionalization / Jing-dong Yuan -- From adapting to shaping: contextualizing the practice of regionalization in China's foreign policy / Enyu Zhang -- The reluctance of hegemons: comparing the regionalization strategies of a crouching cowboy and a hidden dragon / Greg Anderson -- "From Brussels to Beijing": comparing the regionalization strategies of the EU and China / David Scott -- China and the political economy of regionalization in East Asia / Yongjin Zhang -- China's region-building strategy in southeast Asia / Ralph Pettman -- Spreading the "Shanghai Spirit": a Chinese model of regionalization in post-Soviet Central Asia / Stephen Aris -- Reconstructing the Silk Road in a new era: China's expanding regional influence in the Middle East / Carrie Liu Currier and Manochehr Dorraj -- Making a region out of a continent? China's regionalization of Africa / Emilian Kavalski -- China and Latin America: an evolving military dynamic / Julie M. Bunck -- China and South Pacific regionalism: the rising power as a cautious newcomer / Jian Yang.

"The role of China and the ongoing regionalization of global politics is examined to assess the relevance of the 'new regionalism' paradigm to the evaluation of China's international outreach. China has become a prominent actor and has availed itself of the disintegration of the single world order of Cold War bipolarity. Moreover, it has proceeded to advance its distinct attitudes in the complexity of inter-regionalism global politics. This volume furthers research in the field by: providing a comprehensive and critical assessment of China's impact on the global politics of regionalization; offering a novel application of analytical models; investigating what aspects of the Chinese practice of regionalization sets it apart; and demonstrating China's transformative potential in international life." -- Book cover.