TY - JOUR
T1 - How (Dis)Satisfied is China? A power transition theory perspective
AU - Lim, Yves Heng
PY - 2015/3/4
Y1 - 2015/3/4
N2 - The uninterrupted rise of China, concomitant with the progressive erosion of the US unipolar moment, has generated increased interest for the (Power Transition Theory) PTT in the last decade. Observers and scholars have, however, often focused on the possible overtaking of the United States by China, and overlooked the importance of the challenger’s ‘satisfaction’ in the PTT. This article fills this gap by providing an assessment of China’s satisfaction with the contemporary East Asian ‘status quo’. Contrary to recent assessments depicting China as a ‘status quo’ actor, the use of the main three indicators developed by the PTT suggests that China is a strongly dissatisfied power.
AB - The uninterrupted rise of China, concomitant with the progressive erosion of the US unipolar moment, has generated increased interest for the (Power Transition Theory) PTT in the last decade. Observers and scholars have, however, often focused on the possible overtaking of the United States by China, and overlooked the importance of the challenger’s ‘satisfaction’ in the PTT. This article fills this gap by providing an assessment of China’s satisfaction with the contemporary East Asian ‘status quo’. Contrary to recent assessments depicting China as a ‘status quo’ actor, the use of the main three indicators developed by the PTT suggests that China is a strongly dissatisfied power.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84922540668&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10670564.2014.932160
DO - 10.1080/10670564.2014.932160
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84922540668
SN - 1067-0564
VL - 24
SP - 280
EP - 297
JO - Journal of Contemporary China
JF - Journal of Contemporary China
IS - 92
ER -