The Rise of China and Its Impact on International Politics

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THE RISE OF CHINA AND ITS IMPACT ON INTERNATIONAL POLITICS: AN
ANALYSIS THROUGH THE LIBERALISM AND REALISM POLITICAL
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As stated by Lu (2018), for an effective understanding of the construct of international
relations, the power balance or for that matter the power relation between the different nations
needs to be taken into account. Baylis, Owens and Smith (2017) are of the viewpoint that the
behavior displayed by the nations or the policies used by them for management of their
relationship with the other nations is greatly modulated by the amount of power that they wield
or for that matter think that they wield. More importantly, it had been seen that different kinds of
political theories like liberalism, realism and others have gained prominence in the present times
for the analysis of the manner in which the different nations use the power which they hold or
maintain effective relationships with the other nations (Miskimmon, O'Loughlin and Roselle
2017). In this relation, it needs to be said that the recent emergence of the China as one of the
most important powerhouse of Asia is likely to have important connotations for the different
nations related to the concerned continent. In this essay, I will undertake a critical analysis of the
recent rise of China and its impact on international politics or more precisely on the different
nations of the continent of Asia through the usage of the articles provided in the class.
Beeson and Li (2016) are of the viewpoint that in the last decade the nation of China had
emerged as one of the most powerful nations in the continent of Asia and the power held by the
concerned nation can be ascribed not only to the realism of military might of the nation but also
in terms of its economic growth, business and others. Adding to this, Hameiri and Jones (2016)
have noted that China is playing an ever-increasing important role within the domain of
international politics and also Asian politics and this in turn had substantially changed the status
quo or the power balance within the continent of Asia. More importantly, it had been seen that
the rise of the nation poses various threats to its neighboring nations like India, Pakistan and
others. Furthermore, the rise of China and the dominant role that it is playing within the political

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arena of Asia had made the different Asian nations to look towards Russia, USA and others as
potential allies for the resolution of the threats posed by China (Nathan 2015).
Two articles had been selected for the analysis of the rise of China and its impact on
international politics from the realistic and the liberal political perspective. The article “Racing
toward tragedy? China’s rise, military competition in the Asia Pacific, and the security
dilemma” written by Liff and Ikenberry in 2014 undertakes an analysis of the rise of China and
its impact on international politics from the liberal political perspective. As discussed by Cohn
(2016), the supporters of the liberal political theory uphold the ideas of limited government
control, individual human rights, capitalism, democracy, consent of the ruled and others. In this
relation, Liff and Ikenberry (2014) have suggested that the unprecedented rise of the nation of
China had been made possible through the extensive usage of the concept of capitalism which in
turn enabled it to not only enhance the strength of its economy but also its power in the continent
of Asia as well. For instance, the authors are quick to note that the rise of China had not
necessitated a change in the material distribution in the continent of Asia but at the same time
enhanced the military spending by the adjoining nations as well. This in turn had substantially
enhanced the regional political as well as the military tensions in the concerned region.
The article of Liff and Ikenberry (2014) strongly suggests the viewpoint that although the
nation of China had used the concept of capitalism, which as a matter of fact is one of the most
important proponents of the political theory of liberalism yet at the same time it is seen that it
completely disregards the other aspects of the same theory. More importantly, China for the
attainment of the required growth had completely negated the aspects of democracy, individual
human rights of its citizens which are important precepts of the political theory of liberalism
(Miskimmon, O'Loughlin and Roselle 2017). Furthermore, the focus of the concerned nation on