Abstract
China’s rapid rise has characterized the decades since the end of the Cold War. China’s growing comprehensive power has obviously given it more leverage and resources to pursue its goals and national interests. However, more power does not naturally translate into more security. To a great extent, China is facing a paradox between its security governance and increasingly broadened and complicated security agenda. Against this background, there are some changes in China’s security governance approach which are seen by some observers as China’s attempt to seek global hegemony and expansion. The author argues in this article that China’s security practice still remarkably maintains its continuity and stability with Chinese characteristics and is mainly driven by the needs of its own development rather than an ambition for global hegemony.
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