Conditioning China’s Influence

Courtney J. Fung is Associate Professor in the Discipline of Security Studies in the School of International Studies at Macquarie University, Australia.Enze Han is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.Kai Quek is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.Austin Strange is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

• I) Introduction Section Introduction, Courtney J. Fung, Enze Han, Kai Quek, and Austin Strange II) Intentionality Chapter 1. The Power of Influence and the Influence of Power in China-Africa Relations, Lina Benabdallah Chapter 2. Disaggregating ‘Chinese Influence’: Concepts, Practices and Effects of PRC Overseas Political Activities, Andrew Chubb III) Intermediaries Chapter 3. Hirschmanesque Effects: Typology, Scope Conditions, and A Case Study of the Koizumi Administration’s China Policy, Ronan Tse-min Fu Chapter 4. Hydro-hegemony and Chinese Influence, Selina Ho Chapter 5. Grand Strategy’s Domestic Underpinnings: A Dynamic Approach to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Min Ye IV) Institutions Chapter 6. The Limits of Chinese Influence in the Philippines, Andrew Yeo and Enrico Gloria Chapter 7. ‘Chinese influence’ in Central and Eastern Europe? Diffusion of a meme, Anastas Vangeli and Richard Q. Turcsanyi Chapter 8. Technical standardization – a power source for rising China?, Tim Nicholas Rühlig V) Conclusion and Reflections Reflections on the Study of Influence, Steve Chan