China's Peaceful Rise in a Global Context by Jinghao Zhou - 9780739133378

China's Peaceful Rise in a Global ContextA Domestic Aspect of China's Road Map to Democratization\nAuthor(s): Jinghao Zhou\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Lexington Books\nISBN-13: 9780739133378, 978-0739133378\nSynopsis\nChina's rise has become inevitable, but there is no agreement about whether China will rise peacefully or pose a threat to the United States. The author asserts that both theories of \""China threat\"" and \""peaceful rise\"" failed to address China's central domestic problem. Thus, both theories are not convincing. This book attempts to develop a third view of China's rise from a domestic perspective and contends that China's potential threat to the existing global order is not derived from her rapid economic growth and military expansion, but from her potential domestic chaos. A strong democratic China will contribute to the global peace, but the collapse of China will gravely threaten Western societies.\n\nThe current .