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...emergence China, since it has benefited in extraordinary ways from the ongoing processes of globalization. Indeed, Chinese leaders appear to have embraced former Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick's prescription for China in which he called for China to become "responsible stakeholder" among the great nations of the world.
Nevertheless, it would be vastly premature to say that the "China question" confronting the world community has already been resolved. There are a variety of tensions that still impact significantly upon East Asian security, and it is generally agreed among international-relations specialists that the rise of great powers has historically formed a fundamental factor in destabilizing the international system. There is a tendency in Washington for policies concerning China to become quickly politicized. Human rights and environmental protection advocates are highly critical of Beijing, while big business sees endless opportunities in the Middle Kingdom.
A little over three years ago, the Naval War College clearly recognized China's rapid growth as a key factor for understanding the emerging twenty-first-century global order. Navy leadership understood this well and saw the requirement for objective research on China's rise that would be insulated from the various policy agendas driving the debates about China in Washington. With this concern in mind, the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) was...
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