Buchvorstellung mit David Shambaugh
Thirty years ago, China's role in global affairs beyond its immediate East Asian periphery was decidedly minor and it had little geostrategic power. China's expanding economic power has allowed it to extend its reach virtually everywhere — from mineral mines in Africa, to currency markets in the West, to oilfields in the Middle East, to agribusiness in Latin America, to the factories of East Asia.
David Shambaugh offers an enlightening look into the manifestations of China's global presence: its extensive commercial footprint, its growing military power, its increasing cultural influence or “soft power”, its diplomatic activity, and its new prominence in global governance institutions.
But Shambaugh is no alarmist. He argues that China's global presence is more broad than deep and that China still lacks the influence befitting a major world power — what he terms a “partial power.”
Moderator: Eberhard Sandschneider, Otto Wolff-Director, Research Institute, DGAP
The book presentation and discussion will be held in English.
