Abstract
As China sets its sights on the future and becomes an influential—if not yet driving—presence on the world stage, numerous questions and concerns regarding PRC’s foreign policy priorities persist. This roundtable features three essays examining different aspects of Chinese foreign policy decision making. First, Allen Carlson explores how Chinese foreign policy elites view the various nontraditional security issues facing China (such as ecological/environmental security, terrorism, illegal immigration, transnational smuggling, economic development, population, and weapons proliferation). Second, Cheng Li explores the emergence and role of Western educated Chinese returnees in the formation of strategic thinking and foreign policy in China. Finally, Mark Frazier examines the linkages between the national economy and Chinese foreign policy and the degree to which domestic demand for natural resources influences foreign policy decisions.
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