Book Review: China's Perception of National Power

In the first two decades of the 21st century, China has risen strongly thanks to the effective use of a combination of hard power and soft power to become the country with the second largest economy in the world. Researching foreign policy orientation from the perspective of China's political culture as well as the current Chinese leadership's perception of national comprehensive strength is a requirement for all countries, especially China's neighboring countries, including Vietnam. "China's perception of national strength" by Dr. Dinh Thi Hien Luong as editor-in-chief is a book that focuses on evaluating and analyzing the theoretical basis as well as the concept of national comprehensive strength, clarifying the framework for analyzing foreign policy from a political culture approach, identifying the factors that run through the perception of Chinese leaders about national strength, and clarifying the relationship between political culture factors that are specific to China and China's foreign strategy in order to forecast the direction and adjustments in the perception of China's national strength in the next 10 years, as well as providing suggestions for Vietnam's behavior.

The book is a serious research work of the authors, consisting of nearly 300 pages with 3 chapters:

CHAPTER I: Theoretical and practical basis of China's perception of national power

CHAPTER II: China's Perception of National Power in Chinese Foreign Policy Practice from a Political Culture Approach

CHAPTER III: Adjustments in China's perception of national power in the next 10 years: Impact and suggestions for Vietnam's behavior

With a logical, easy-to-understand presentation, using updated reference materials, ensuring the scientific and objective nature of history, and an approach from the perspective of China's political culture, the book will give readers a closer look at "China's perception of national power."

Xuan Linh (gt)