By all means necessary : how China's resource quest is changing the world / by Elizabeth C. Economy and Michael Levi.

"A Council on Foreign Relations book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-258) and index.

Preface -- Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: From Tribute to Treaty Port to Global Trade -- Chapter Three: China Emerges -- Chapter Four: China Goes Out -- Chapter Five: China Arrives -- Chapter Six: Growing Good Governance -- Chapter Seven: Beyond the Developing World -- Chapter Eight: Security and Politics in China's Backyard -- Chapter Nine: Security and Politics Abroad -- Chapter Ten: Resource Strategy in a Changing World.

"In the past thirty years, China has transformed from an impoverished country where peasants comprised the largest portion of the populace, to an economic power with an expanding middle class and more megacities than anywhere else on earth. Like every other major power in modern history, China is looking outward to find the massive quantities of resources needed to maintain its economic expansion; it is now engaged in a far flung quest around the world for fuel, ores, water, and land for farming. Chinese traders and investors buy commodities, with consequences for economies, people, and the environment around the world. Meanwhile the Chinese military aspires to secures sea lanes, and Chinese diplomats struggle to protect the country's interests abroad. In By All Means Necessary, Elizabeth Economy and Michael Levi explore the unrivaled expansion of the Chinese economy and what has been required to sustain this meteoric growth. Clear, authoritative, and provocative, By All Means Necessary is a sweeping account of where China's pursuit of raw materials may take the country in the coming years and what the consequences will be -- not just for China, but for the whole world"-- Provided by publisher.