The first of its kind to gauge in a comprehensive manner China’s responsibility in world affairs, this book scrutinizes China’s compliance with international rules and norms, embodied in the treaties that it has signed or ratified, especially in the areas of trade, arms control and non- proliferation, protection of the environment, and human rights.

The book also examines Sino-US relations, as the US closely monitors China’s compliance in world affairs. It is that behavior which is largely determining the relative emphasis put on engagement with or containment of China by the West, and by the US in particular.

Contents:

• Part I:
• The Idea of Responsibility: China Looking Inside Out
• China’s Responsibility in Global Affairs
• China’s Compliance in Global Affairs
• Part II:
• China’s WTO Compliance
• China’s Compliance in Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
• China’s Compliance in Environmental Protection
• China’s Compliance in Human Rights

“This book provides a useful introduction to the concepts and issues and to key agreements, and thus is for the non-specialist an accessible introduction to a complex issue, as well as a handy reference. Chan also makes important and useful points on the role of cultural differences in the process, particularly with respect to Chinese concepts of compliance, and stresses the larger issue of the Western cultural underpinnings of today’s global rules-based system and the challenges this poses for both sides.”