TY - BOOK AU - HAMEIRI Shahar TI - Rising powers and state transformation: the case of China PY - 2016/// KW - FOREIGN POLICY KW - CHINA KW - SECURITY POLICY KW - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS KW - STATE TRANSFORMATION KW - TRANSBOUNDARY ISSUES N2 - This article attempts to comment on how state transformations under the globalisation concept which gives rise to the emergence of rising powers has also impacted these states to become increasingly vulnerable to be fragmented, decentralised and internationalised. It goes on to express that with state transformation, it is important that there must be an understanding of the emerging powers' foreign and security policies. This article uses China as its case study in demonstrating its argument ER -