THE U.S. FOREIGN POLICY SHIFT TOWARD CHINA : Why did the George W. Bush administration define China's role as a responsible stakeholder? = 미국 대중정책의 변화; 왜 부시행정부는 중국의 역할을 책임있는 이해상관자로 정의했는가?

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The U.S.-China relations under the George W. Bush administration are divided into 4 periods; the growing tensions period (2001. 1 - 2001. 9), the cooperative period (2001. 9 - 2004. 12), the frozen period (2005. 1 - 2005. 8), and the reshaping period (2005. 9 - ). Both countries experienced 3 transitions in their bilateral relations and it was mainly influenced by the U.S. foreign policy shifts toward China. Particularly, in September 2005, the U.S. began to reshape its relationship with China by defining China's role as a responsible stakeholder in the international community. It implied that the U.S. urged China to be more responsible for global issues and more integrated into the international system.
Several factors led to the U.S. foreign policy shift toward China and led the U.S. to recognise China as a stakeholder. Those factors can be categorised into external (international) factors and internal (domestic) factors. External factors are the rising China, the Middle East problem (Iran and Iraq), North Korea and China's leading role in the Six Party Talks, U.S.-China economic relations, and China's needs. Internally, the shift was derived from the improved public view on China, the growing concerns of the U.S. Congress about China, and the favourable perception of China at the cabinet level.
The current U.S. policy toward China could be described as 'Concessional and Conforming Engagement'. By supporting the peaceful rise of China, the U.S. has admitted China's growing power, concerned how China would use its growing power, and required China to follow international common values shared by other states.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Chapter 1. Introduction = 1
• Chapter 2. Theoretical Backgrounds and Framework of the Analysis = 5
• 2.1. Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) = 5
• 2.2. Levels of analysis and comparative perspective = 7
• 2.3. Globalisation and intermestic approach = 9
• 2.4. Structure of the thesis = 13
• Chapter 3. Comparative Analysis of U.S.-China Relations = 14
• 3.1. Brief history of U.S.-China relations = 14
• 3.2. The U.S.-China relations under the Bush administration = 16
• 3.2.1. The growing tensions period (2001. 1 - 2001. 9) = 17
• 3.2.2. The cooperative period (2001. 9 - 2004. 12) = 18
• 3.2.3. The frozen period (2005. 1 - 2005. 8) = 19
• 3.2.4. The reshaping period (2005. 9 - ) = 22
• 3.3. The U.S. view of China as a responsible stakeholder = 26
• 3.4. Intermestic factors affecting the reshaping of U.S.-China relations = 27
• 3.4.1. External factors = 27
• 3.4.1.1. The rising of China = 27
• 3.4.1.2. The Middle East problem = 29
• 3.4.1.3. North Korea and the Six Party Talks = 33
• 3.4.1.4. U.S.-China economic relations = 35
• 3.4.1.5. China's needs = 37
• 3.4.2. Internal factors = 38
• 3.4.2.1. The public view on China improving = 38
• 3.4.2.2. The growing concerns of the U.S. Congress about China = 40
• 3.4.2.3. The favourable perception of China in the cabinet = 44
• Chapter 4. Conclusion : The U.S. engagement with China = 50
• References = 55