China’s Trouble with the Neighbors
China’s “good neighbor” policy is under unprecedented pressure; indeed, it is at its nadir since the Cold War’s end. And China’s neighbors will not be reliably good until China begins to provide essential public goods – particularly full-fledged regional governance based on the rule of law, respect for human rights, and regional economic growth.
BEIJING – China’s “good neighbor” policy is under unprecedented pressure; indeed, it is at its nadir since the Cold War’s end. One after another, frictions with neighboring countries have arisen recently.