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Critically examine the rise of People’s Republic of China (PRC) as a great power and its implications on Asian Political order.

  • UPSC 2022
  • 20 marks
  • Changing International Political Order

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When Nicholas D. Kristof wrote "The Rise of China" in Foreign Affairs (1993), the economy had been growing at close to 10% a year since Deng Xiaoping's reforms; a second decade of double-digit growth followed WTO entry in 2001. That weight has since become military, institutional and diplomatic power. Whether China is a full great…

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  • The rise across domains
  • Great power by which test?
  • Implications for the Asian order
  • Rival readings of the order
  • A critical assessment
  • Conclusion
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