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THE RISE OF CHINA AND INDIA: A New Asian Drama. Edited by Lam Peng Er and Lim Tai Wei. Singapore, Hackensack (NJ), London: World Scientific, 2009. vii, 169 pp. (Tables.) US$80.00, cloth. ISBN 978-9-814-28033-4.
The traditional pattern of Asian structure is undergoing fundamental changes. Indeed, the almost simultaneous rise of China and India is the primary cause for a new regional order. The importance of these two Asian giants can hardly be exaggerated. Then how can we understand these two countries' rise and the implications for the evolving Asian architecture? This book examines the views of indigenous scholars from China, India, Japan and Southeast Asia towards the rise of these two giants and their impact on the region.
Generally speaking, most of the views on the two giants' rise are positive, and they all believe these two countries can make great contributions to the development and regionalization in this region. For instance, chapter 6 holds that China and India have created continuous momentum for the development of multilateral institutions in East Asia. Ever since the 1997 financial crisis, China began to focus more on regional cooperation mechanisms with its neighbours. In 2004, Koizumi raised...