The Fear of Chinese Power by Crean, Jeffrey;

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The real and potential power of China, the world's most populous nation, has long been seen as a threat by its smaller neighbors and global powers alike. The Fear of Chinese Power provides a history of this perceived threat from the 1880s to the present day, and offers rich historical context to an enduring and current concern.

Focusing on the United States, but also exploring perceptions from Britain, Germany, the Soviet Union and Japan, this book asks why these fears exist and shows how they have played out on both a strategic, diplomatic level, and in the public sphere. Taking a chronological approach, the chapters explore themes such as western opposition to Chinese immigration, international views of China's new republic, hopes of friendship during the rule of Chiang Kai-Shek, the Korean and Cold Wars, Communist China's economic growth, the Chinese in popular culture and China as a modern global power.

Taking economic, military and cultural vantage points into account, The Fear of Chinese Power explains why a powerful China has been a mainstay of the western imagination since the 19th century, and reveals a history which has shaped international perceptions of China to the present day.

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Introduction: Let Him Sleep
1. The Birth of the Yellow Peril during the late Qing Empire
2. Opposition in the Americas to Chinese Immigration
3. Warlords and Fu Manchu: Views of China's New Republic
4. Hopes and Fears during the Rule of Chiang Kai-shek
5. The Korean War: China Stands Up
6. Fears of Chinese Military Power
7. Predictions of Chinese Economic Power
8. Representations of Chinese in Popular Culture
9. China Ends its Isolation
10. A ""Peaceful Rise"" under Deng Xiaoping
11. When He Wakes: From the Beijing Olympics to ""Wolf Warrior"" Diplomacy
Conclusion: Feeling the Dragon's Breath