The "China Threat" in the Context of China's Rise: A View from Australia
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Mackerras, Colin
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2011
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The chapter explores some ramifications of whether the economic rise of China has implied the revival or retention of the "China threat" idea in Australia. The focus is on the end of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first. It concludes that the early 21st century has witnessed some revival of the fear of China notion, with nervousness over the challenge China's economic rise could pose to Western hegemony. However, in Australia there is no revival of the once important perception of military threat from China.The chapter explores some ramifications of whether the economic rise of China has implied the revival or retention of the "China threat" idea in Australia. The focus is on the end of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first. It concludes that the early 21st century has witnessed some revival of the fear of China notion, with nervousness over the challenge China's economic rise could pose to Western hegemony. However, in Australia there is no revival of the once important perception of military threat from China.
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Book Title
China's Rise -- Threat or Opportunity?
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Government and Politics of Asia and the Pacific
International Relations