China Resurrected: A Modern Geopolitical History (book)

China's emergence as a leading global power is not something that happened suddenly. Instead it was a long and gradual process that largely took place throughout the whole of the twentieth century. It was preceded, in the second half of the nineteenth century, by a phase in which Chinese officials became increasingly aware of the country's geopolitical weakness. And it was followed, from circa 2008, by a phase in which China's leadership has become increasingly aware of its geopolitical strength. The book's aim is to help understand the significance of China as a global power by tracing the international role China has played from 1840 to late 2024 from a geopolitical perspective. The story of China's demise and resurrection as a great power is told against the background of the confrontation with other powerful countries.