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The PRC's Relationship with the ASEAN Regional Forum

Realpolitik, Regime Theory or a Continuation of the Sinic Zone of Influence System?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 June 2003

Thammy Evans
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Abstract

Ever since the discovery of China by Western nations the West has continually tried to gain access to China, and sometime even to understand her. Conversely, many Eastern nations who came within China's reach have preferred to keep her at arms length. This dichotomy continues today, although the East/West division is less clear. The People's Republic of China's sheer geographical size, its location in the heart of Asia, its huge population and thus its potential as an economic and miitary superpower instils fear in many. Will the PRC become a ‘responsible power’, an irresponsible hegemon, or collapse into political disorder and chaos? In anticipation of the coming changes in the PRC, the foreign policy of those nations concerned with the PRC has oscillated between engagement and containment of China.

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Research Article
Information
Modern Asian Studies , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , July 2003 , pp. 737 - 763
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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