NBR Analysis (Apr 2008)
Assessing Regional Reactions to China's Peaceful Development Doctrine
Carlyle A. Thayer, Jae Ho Chung and Brahma Chellaney
China’s peaceful development doctrine is a broad strategy endorsed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), whose central goal is the transformation of China into a modern and sustainably developed country through rapid economic growth.The greatest challenge for this strategy is that Beijing must reassure regional neighbors that China’s increasing economic, military, and political power do not pose a threat.This issue of the
NBR Analysis reveals unique insights by expert scholars into how India, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines perceive the potential risks and gains of China’s ambitious strategy.The assessment of such perspectives provides a valuable opportunity to gauge policy implications in a wide variety of areas, including politics, security, finance, and trade.Such analysis is key both to mitigating the risks of conflict in Asia and to ensuring that China’s rapid development is indeed associated with a peaceful regional environment.The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) solicited these papers in an effort to provide a foundation for future research on this issue and to better inform U.S.policy in the region by raising awareness of Indian, South Korean, Indonesian, Thai, and Philippine views.
Table of Contents
Southeast Asian Reactions to China's Peaceful Development Doctrine: Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand
Carlyle A. Thayer
South Korea's Reactions to China's "Peaceful Development"
Jae Ho Chung
Assessing India's Reactions to China's Peaceful Development Doctrine
Brahma Chellaney