China as a major strategic factor in the future world

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Politics - Region: Far East grade: A Diplomatic Academy of Vienna - School of International Studies course: International Politics / China language: English abstract: The People''s Republic of China has risen to become a potential super power of today''s world. Its influence has been growing immensely in many fields. It must therefore be regarded as a major strategic factor in the future world order. Changes in the status quo of the Asian-Pacific are of high significance for global politics. Thus international political strategies long term plan[s] of action designed to achieve [a] particular goal[s] have to be adjusted in order to cater to China''s existence as a new main player in the international system. The maintenance of stability in the Asian-Pacific is harder to achieve than in other regions such as in Europe for example: The lack of a multilateral system and interlocking institutions is only one reason. Furthermore there is no significant regional security organization to be found in the Asian-Pacific. What NATO signifies for Europe namely a body that through its mere existence discourages the initiation of wars of aggression and guarantees security does not exist for China and its region.