Abstract

GASPAR, Carlos. China and the transformation of Asia. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2013, n.38, pp.09-22. ISSN 1645-9199.

The present paper explores the role of China in Asia’s evolution in the international system, describing the political and security dynamics that has characterized its diverse “centres” - East Asia, Northeast Asia or Southeast Asia - and that, at the turning of the century, created the conditions for the emergence of a “Great Asia”, concomitantly with the acknowledgement of China. The paper also approaches the various conflicts that have marked the history of the region during the Cold War and, despite the fact that its end was unable to bring to Asia the “Kantian peace”, a “Lockean intermission” took place in the area, as a result of North-American unipolar preponderance and a long cycle of economic growth.

Keywords : Asia; China; United States; regional balances.

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