| ID | 172806 |
| Title Proper | China's expanding engagement in global health |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hickey, Dennis Van Vranken |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | FOR MOST OF THE NINETEENTH AND MUCH OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, CHINA was called, "the sick man of Asia (东亚病夫, dong ya bing fu)."1 But those days are over. As President Xi Jinping observed, "China has bid farewell to the problems that plagued its people for thousands of years, including hunger, shortages and poverty" (Yu 2019, 19). As described below, China is now one of the world's top economic, political and military powers. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Perspectives Vol. 44, No.2; Spring 2020: p.327-342 |
| Journal Source | Asian Perspectives Vol: 44 No 2 |
| Key Words | Military Power ; China ; Economic Power ; Political Power ; Engagement ; Global Health |