Book title:
Is China a Global Power?
Subtitle:
The Three Great Walls of the Middle Kingdom
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-96-4451-3
This book offers a thorough geopolitical analysis of modern China through the lens of defensive realism. It uniquely scrutinizes China’s “globalness” within the taxonomy of great powers, challenging the common narrative of China as a global power. The manuscript presents an empirical-qualitative model to assess China’s global power status, encompassing four dimensions: 1) The Great Wall of Technology and Economic Access (Material Power); 2) The Great Wall of Cultural and Intangible Access (Intangible Power); 3) The Great Wall of Political Access and Global Governance (Governance Power); and 4) an analysis of China’s comprehensive power. Drawing from firsthand observations, the book examines China’s ascent in the international order, emphasizing its strengths and vulnerabilities. The study concludes that China has a global vision and ambition, positioning itself as a quasi-global power. Essential for scholars, policymakers, and global politics enthusiasts, this work is a scholarly contribution to international relations.
書名：中國是全球強國嗎？
副標題：中國的三道長城
本書通過防禦現實主義的視角，對現代中國進行了深入的地緣政治分析。作者獨特地審視了中國在大國分類體系中的“全球性”，挑戰了中國作為全球強國的普遍敘述。
書稿提出了一個實證—定性模型，用以評估中國的全球強國地位，涵蓋四個維度：
1. 技術與經濟通路的長城（物質力量）；
2. 文化與無形通路的長城（軟實力）；
3. 政治通路與全球治理的長城（治理能力）；
4. 對中國綜合國力的分析。
本書結合第一手觀察，探討了中國在國際秩序中的崛起，強調其優勢與脆弱性。研究最終認為，中國擁有全球視野與雄心，正定位為“准全球強國”。
這部著作是國際關係領域的重要學術貢獻，適合學者、政策制定者以及對全球政治感興趣的讀者閱讀。
