| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction. China's increasing international presence. Importance of China's involvement. The issue at stake. Is China friend or foe? Research question, methodology, and structure -- ch. 2. China and the United Nations. International organizations and international institutions. The United Nations. The UN and China -- A historical interaction. China's decision making toward the UN. Other institutions relevant to UN affairs but beyond the foreign policy-making circle. The role of the PLA in China's foreign policy making -- ch. 3. China's pattern of participation. Unexpected entry into the UN. China's overall voting behavior in the UN. Variance of China's participation under different leaders -- ch. 4. Explaining China in the UN. Literature review. A new multilevel model to explain China's UN behavior -- ch. 5. China's UN policy under Mao's leadership (1971-1982). China's self-image: Anti-imperialism/hegemony and the third world state. China's external security environment. China's view on security and its participation in the UN -- ch. 6. China's UN policy under the first stage of Deng's leadership (1982-1989). China's self-image as a developing country and peace lover. China's external security environment. China's view of security and its participation in the UN -- ch. 7. China's UN participation in the second stage of Deng's leadership (1990-1996). China's self-image during the second stage of Deng's leadership. China's external security environment. China's view of security and its participation in the UN -- ch. 8. China's UN participation under Jiang's leadership (1996-2006). China's projected self-image: A great power, a peace lover, and a cooperator. China's external security environment. China's view of security and its participation in the UN -- ch. 9. Conclusion. China's UN participation. China: Defender or exploiter of the international norm? |
| Summary |
This book examines China's participation in the United Nations (UN). There are two research components. First, the author seeks to find a pattern of China's multilateral diplomatic behavior in the UN by examining China's behavior toward peacekeeping operations and arms control issues during different leadership periods under Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Jiang Zemin respectively. Second, a model is proposed to explain this pattern of behavior. By marrying rationalism and constructivism, this model argues that the amelioration of China's external security environment changes in its projected self-image. Furthermore, China's consistently strong view of sovereignty determines its evolving pattern of behavior in the UN |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
United Nations -- China -- History
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| SUBJECT |
United Nations fast |
| Subject |
LAW -- International.
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China
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781938134456 |
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1938134451 |
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