China as a Rising Power: Causes and Implications

Abstract

The most important development the world has seen over the last few decades has been the rise of China as a new world power. China’s rising significance in the international system has been supported by its economic success, strong military, soft power leverage, revolutionary uncompromised system, good leadership and long term economic planning. However, Chinese rapid growth has increased tension in the region having disputes with regard to the South China Sea and Taiwan. Likewise, China’s territorial dispute with India has also mounted pressure on China's economic and strategic policy. This study aims to describe China as a rising power and its implications for the region. China rising and it’s fast economic and military growth has changed the geostrategic paradigm in the region. It is necessary to understand the rising of China, how China, economically and militarily developed so rapidly. To what extent China’s economic and military growth and its border dispute with India as well as Taiwan conflict destabilize the region? The methodology for this study is qualitative, descriptive and analytical which is based on secondary sources. Long before China was deemed as a regional actor but has started an active role in the international system in the recent few decades. Apart from economic, China’s strategic calculation was to develop resistance capabilities in the Indian ocean as well as the west.