What is China’s place on the current international political stage? This volume aims to answer that question with a view not only to encouraging debate, but also to spreading knowledge amongst all readers seeking to learn more and to understand the complex international society in which we operate.

In the following pages, various specialists in the field analyse the causes of the Asian giant’s rise and the uncertainties surrounding it. The authors had the opportunity to present their ideas first as speakers at the conference on China held on 27 March 2014 by CEI International Affairs and the Confucius Institute of Barcelona in collaboration with the ”la Caixa” Foundation’s Palau Macaya and Casa Asia.

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