The book is concerned with the rise of China as a new super power in the contemporary global scenario and its growing strategic importance for the Asia Pacific region. It examines how regional and extra-regional powers view the country’s economic and strategic growth. It delves into the way regional organisations like the ASEAN, East Asia Summit and sub-regional organisations have affected the growth of China. It addresses security concerns relevant to national interests of states, China’s foreign policy, its bilateral relations with its neighbours, the Asia powers and Russia, and China’s response to globalisation. Analysing a range of data and global developments over the decades, it also views concerns and tensions between China and others relating to the South China Sea issue and the claims of the countries in the region.