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This book discusses the impact of China´s rise on regional order at three levels: Sino-US relations, East Asia´s contested sub regions and regional institutions. Sino-US relations provide a framework to examine macro-regional relations. In East Asia´s contested sub regions-Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and the eastern Indian Ocean region-the author explores the crucial role regional powers and local states play in maintaining effective governance and stability. The author shows how regional institutions attempt to develop cooperation and shared norms that work toward regional community. The inclusion of leading experts from China, the US, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, and India gives this collection a unique viewpoint, and reveals how China´s rise looks from inside and outside China, as well as inside and outside the region.

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I. Introduction
Chapter 1: The Question of Regional Order in East Asia David Arase II. China Rising
Chapter 2: China and East Asian Cooperation: Fundamental Bottlenecks, Recent Problems, and New Orientations Shi Yinhong and Han Caizhen
Chapter 3: Remapping Asia´s Geopolitical Landscape: China´s Rise, US Pivot, and Security Challenges for a Region in Power Transition Jingdong Yuan
Chapter 4: Sino-U.S. Strategic Convergence and Divergence in East Asia Shi Bin
Chapter 5: The United States and Challenges to East Asia´s Security Order Wei Zongyou Chapter 6: How Stable Is China´s Economy? Paul Armstrong-Taylor
III. Northeast Asia
Chapter 7: US-China Rivalry and South Korea´s Strategy Chaesung Chun
Chapter 8: Formation of Regional Community in East Asia: A Japanese Perspective Kazuhiko Togo
Chapter 9: Reconstructing Sino-US Cooperation in North Korea Fan Jishe
Chapter 10: Pathways to a Northeast Asian Energy Regime Gaye Christoffersen
IV. Southeast Asia
Chapter 11: ASEAN´s Indispensible Role in Regional Construction Pham Quang Minh
Chapter 12: South China Sea Disputes: Litmus Test for China´s Peaceful Rise-How US Scholars View South China Sea Issues Xue Li
Chapter 13: The ASEAN-Centered Cooperative Security Regime in Asia Daljit Singh
V. Indian Ocean Region
Chapter 14: The China-India-US Engagement in the Asia-Pacific: Security Implications for East Asian Regionalism Zhang Li
Chapter 15: India´s Growing Role in East Asia Mahendra Gaur and Sylvia Mishra

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