China's Coercion of States in the Asia-Pacific Region

Auteur

Maximilian Ernst is Associate Researcher at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) at the Brussels School of Governance, Belgium.

Texte du rabat

This book explains why China chooses to coerce Asia-Pacific regional states, despite the risk of such actions creating a backlash and complicating its strategic calculus.

Contenu

1 Introduction PART I | THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 2 China's Rise, Strategic Competition, and Existing Scholarship on Chinese Coercion 3 Theories of Balancing and Wedge Strategies PART II | CASE STUDY 1: THE PHILIPPINES 4 The Philippine Challenge to China's Military-Strategic Position in the South China Sea 5 Coercion and Inducements: Chinese Balancing Responses to the Philippine Challenge PART III | CASE STUDY 2: SOUTH KOREA 6 THAAD Deployment: The South Korean Challenge to China's Nuclear Deterrence 7 Coercion and Arms Procurements: Chinese Balancing Responses to the South Korean Challenge 8 Conclusion