What if China Doesn't Democratize?: Implications for War and Peace

Introduction, Barrett L. McCormick; Part I Whither China?; Chapter 1 “We are Patriots First and Democrats Second”: The Rise of Chinese Nationalism in the 1990s, Suisheng Zhao; Chapter 2 Democratization and China’s Nation Building, Jianwei Wang; Chapter 3 China’s Evolution Toward Soft Authoritarianism, Minxin Pei; Chapter 4 Preventing War Between China and Japan, Edward Friedman; Chapter 5 Human Rights in China’s International Relations, Samuel S. Kim; Chapter 6 China and Its Neighbors, June Teufel Dreyer; Part II A Democratic Peace?; Chapter 7 China’s Democratization: What Difference Would It Make forU.S.-China Relations?, David Bachman; Chapter 8 Immanuel Kant’s Relevance to an Enduring Asia-Pacific Peace, Friedman Edward; Part III Concluding Overviews; Chapter 9 Caution: Rough Road Ahead, Harvey Nelsen; Chapter 10 Aggressive Engagement, Not Containment: Political Repression’sRole in Sino-American Relations, Su Shaozhi, Michael J. Sullivan; Chapter 11 U.S.-PRC Relations and the “Democratic Peace”, McCormick Barrett L.; Conclusion Conclusion: Points of Agreement and Disagreement and a Few Thoughts on U.S.-Chinese Relations, McCormick Barrett L.;

Edward Friedman, Barrett L. McCormick

This text addresses two related questions: what are the prospects for democracy in China?; and what are the prospects for US-China relations? The authors examine the concrete policies occupying the US Congress and media, and broader issues, such as the difference democracy makes for peace and war.