博士 / 中國文化大學 / 政治學研究所 / 95 / The rise of China has been a focal point, which arouses hot debates among academics and nations in the past decade. Different countries have different perceptions on the rise of China. This dissertation mainly examines how the Untied States reacts, in terms of thinking and actions, to the rise of China. Drawing on John Mersheimer’s offensive realism, this research establishes a novel analytical framework and then examines the explanatory power of Mersheimer’s theory for the purpose of complementing and integrating both theory and facts.
This dissertation finds that John Mearsheimer’s offensive realism provides an essential framework to explain the relationships between hegemonic powers and emerging powers. While emerging powers aim to take place of existing hegemon (namely the US), the latter takes all necessary means to prevent emerging powers from challenging its status and authority. This logic of analytical framework applies to the US-China relationships in the wake of the rising China. As the US perceives China as an emerging power, China acquires potential capability to challenge US hegemonic status in the future.
According to John Mersheimer’s offensive realism, shirking is the top option for existing hegemon in response to emerging powers. This dissertation argues that as an offshore balancer, the US should shirk its dominant role and invite surrounding countries of China to counterbalance China before Beijing actually poses a threat to US hegemonic status. Ironically, in observing US practices since 1990, Washington has not been shirking its responsibility. Instead, the US chooses to actively intervene the rise of China and maintain its hegemonic position through multiple approaches. A reasonable explanation is that the US aims to control and contain the threat of emerging powers as early as possible and expect to constrain the emerging powers within an acceptable scope.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/095PCCU0227013 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Liao,Wen-Yi, 廖文義 |
| Contributors | , 邵玉銘, 姜家雄 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | zh-TW |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 320 |
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