The United States and China in the Era of Global Transformations
Geographies of Rivalry
Edited by Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr
Published
May 20, 2025Page count
260 pagesISBN
978-1529228458Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Nov 23, 2023Page count
260 pagesISBN
978-1529228441Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Nov 23, 2023Page count
260 pagesISBN
978-1529228465Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Nov 23, 2023Page count
260 pagesISBN
978-1529228465Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
The United States and China in the Era of Global Transformations
Over the last two decades, China has emerged as one of the most powerful state actors in the post-Cold War international system.
This book provides a multifaceted and spatially oriented analysis of how China’s re-emergence as a global power impacts the dominance of the United States as well as domestic state and non-state actors in various world-regions, including the Asia-Pacific, Africa, South America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, Europe and the Arctic. Chapters reflect on how and under which conditions competition (and cooperation) between the United States and China vary across these regions and what such variations mean for the prospects of war and peace, universal human dignity and global cooperation.
“This book presents a timely and much-needed analysis of the spatial implications of China's rise. Collectively, the authors explore the effects of China's rise in a number of different geographies, highlighting the need for nuance in respect of the global transformation taking place between China and the United States.” Catherine Jones, University of St Andrews
"This book presents a timely and much-needed analysis of the spatial implications of China's rise. Collectively, the authors explore the effects of China's rise in a number of different geographies, highlighting the need for nuance in respect of the global transformation taking place between China and the United States." Catherine Jones, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK
Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr is tenured Associate Professor of International Relations at the History and International Studies Section, Institute for History, Leiden University. Born in the Philippines and educated in Germany and the United States, he is a Dutch scholar focusing on international human rights norms, North-South relations, global security issues, and contemporary United States foreign policy.
Part 1: Introduction, Theory, and the Transnational Sites of Contestations
1. Spatial Imaginaries and Geopolitics in US–China Rivalry - Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr
2. The US, China, and the Implications of Uneven and Combined Development - James Parisot and Jake Lin
Part 2: Geographies of Rivalry: Spatializing US–China Relations
3. Southeast Asia and the Militarization of South China Sea - Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr
4. South Asian Contestations and India’s Strategic Role: An Advaita Account - Deepshikha Shahi
5. Northeast Asia and China’s Pursuit of Greatness - Jing Sun
6. Africa and US–China Rivalry: Between Webs and Bases - Lina Benabdallah
7. Latin America and the Caribbean: How the Belt and Road Initiative Diminished US Influence - Juan E. Serrano-Moreno
8. The Middle East and Changing Superpower Relations - Chien-Kai Chen and Ceren Ergenc
9. Arctic Interests: How China is Challenging the US - Cameron Carlson and Linda Kiltz
10. Europe’s Role in US–China Strategic Competition - Richard Maher and Till Schöfer
Part 3: Conclusions
11. Conclusions: Reframing the Puzzle of US-China Rivalry - Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr
