The rise of China and the capitalist world order / edited by Li Xing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the rise of China and the capitalist world order: the '4 China' nexus / Li Xing -- The Eastern wind will not subside: China's long march back to the future?/ Jacques Hersh -- The myths and realities of the rising powers: is China a threat to the existing world order?/ Mammo Muchie and Li Xing -- China the international aid system: transformation or cooptation? / Paul Opoku-Mensah -- The diaspora and the rise of nations: China and Africa compared / Li Xing and Paul Opoku-Mensah -- Peak energy and the limits to economic growth: China and the world / Li Minqi -- The transformation of China: the next between internalities and externalities / Li Xing -- Chinese globalization: state strategies and their societal anchoring / Stig Thøgersen and Clemens Stubbe Østergaard -- Why is the Chinese communist party able to sustain its hegemony in eras of great transformation? / Li Xing and Peer Møller Christensen-- Index.

"This book offers a non-conventional analysis of the possible outcomes from China's transformation and provides a dialectical understanding of the complexities and underlying dynamics brought about by the rise of modern-day China. The theoretical and methodological approaches will prove useful for students and researchers of development studies and international relations" -- Publisher.