China’s Asymmetric Statecraft

China’s Asymmetric Statecraft uncovers the different narratives and paradigms that constitute Chinese foreign policy toward its weaker neighbours, alerting us to a dramatically changing international environment.

Yuxing Huang is a professor at Renmin University of China. His work has appeared in English in the Chinese Journal of International Politics and an edited volume of the Harvard Cold War Studies Book Series. His work in Chinese has appeared in World Economics and Politics [Shijie Jingji yu Zhengzhi], Guoji Zhengzhi Kexue [Quarterly Journal of International Politics], and Lengzhan Guojishi Yanjiu [Cold War International History Studies], among other publications. He is a co-author of A Theory of Interventions among Nations: Practice of Spring and Autumn Era and Implications for Modern China.

Huang is to be congratulated on his extraordinary utilization of archival as well as secondary materials.

Julia Bader, University of Amsterdam:

"The book offers a new and refreshing perspective on China’s regional diplomacy."

Ian Chong, National University of Singapore:

"The value of China’s Asymmetric Statecraft lies in its innovative approach to conceptualizing the strategies of great powers in regional competitions."

Emilian Kavalski, Jagiellonian University:

"Huang undertakes a forensic exploration of China’s Cold War relations with its neighbours in east Asia, south Asia and south-east Asia."

S. C. Hart, CHOICE Connect:

… a significant, important contribution to international relations theory.

Sebastian Heilmann, Chair Professor of Government and the Political Economy of China at the University of Trier in Germany and Founding Director of the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin:

China’s Asymmetric Statecraft makes a crucial contribution by refining established Western-centric theories on how great powers manage their relations with weaker neighbouring states. In this carefully crafted book, Huang shows that international order in East Asia is shaped by powerful patterns that differ significantly from US and European traditions. This splendid analysis of Chinese diplomacy enriches the study of international relations through integrating major non-Western experiences into theory innovation.