Strategia regionalna Chińskiej Republiki Ludowej

With a staggering growth of Chinese economy seeming a permanent feature of the years to come, the question of enhancement of the People’s Republic of China regional posture and its influence over the whole international system is becoming one of the major challenges of our time. In recent years many notable authors have observed a success of Chinese official’s efforts to improve the relations with the neighbours and all the major world powers. Starting from the role played by China in the regional security architecture of East Asia and its historical background, this paper analyses the latest developments in Chinese policy towards the region in the broader context and tries to identify the China's strategy and its potential risks and benefits for the international community. The author argues that in spite of potential drawbacks the process of gradual integration of PRC into the existing world order have moved dramatically ahead and tries to explain the intentions hidden behind Beijing's regional and global political initiatives.