Table of Contents

Introduction: Let Him Sleep
1. The Birth of the Yellow Peril during the late Qing Empire
2. Opposition in the Americas to Chinese Immigration
3. Warlords and Fu Manchu: Views of China’s New Republic
4. Hopes and Fears during the Rule of Chiang Kai-shek
5. The Korean War: China Stands Up
6. Fears of Chinese Military Power
7. Predictions of Chinese Economic Power
8. Representations of Chinese in Popular Culture
9. China Ends its Isolation
10. A “Peaceful Rise” under Deng Xiaoping
11. When He Wakes: From the Beijing Olympics to “Wolf Warrior” Diplomacy
Conclusion: Feeling the Dragon’s Breath

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A history of international fears of Chinese power in both public and official spheres from the late 19th to the early 21st century

About the Author

Jeffrey Crean is a Professor of History at Tyler Junior College, USA, where he teaches courses in America, European, and World History. His work has appeared in the edited volumes Peace, War, and Partnership: Congress and the Military since World War II and The Vietnam War in Popular Culture: The Influence of America’s Most Controversial War on Everyday Life. He has published articles in the Journal of American-East Asian Relations, Diplomacy & Statecraft, and War and Society. The Fear of Chinese Power is his first book.

Reviews

A stimulating, wide-ranging, and frequently provocative overview of foreign images and perceptions of China and the Chinese at both elite and popular levels. Crean deftly highlights how often, in multiple cultural, ideological, economic, and strategic contexts, pervasive suspicions, fears, and apprehensions have driven outside thinking on China and its people
*Priscilla Roberts, Associate Professor of History, University of St. Joseph, Macau*

This thoughtful and engaging volume says as much about China as it does about those who fear it. Crean’s masterful book offers an important message about the global future, and should be required reading in policymaking circles and beyond
*Mitchell Lerner, Professor of History, Ohio State University, US*

This readable book traces the remarkable continuities and consonances in how the United States has felt toward and seen China, from the nineteenth century to today. Crean is sensitive to the complexity of what has always been one of the United States' most crucial relationships. An enlivening and informative read.
*Pete Millwood, Lecturer in East Asian History, University of Melbourne, Australia*