Beyond Rigidity: China's Non-Intervention Policy in the Post-Cold War Period

ISBN-13: 9789813346253 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 284 str.

Mu Ren

Opis

This book investigates China’s foreign policy concerning the principle of non-intervention in domestic affairs of other states in the post-Cold War period. The principle of non-intervention has traditionally been central to Chinese foreign policy, but as China's economy has boomed, international attention to her foreign policy has been increasingly hostile. Accordingly, an exploration of China’s non-intervention policy is worthwhile to understand China’s foreign policy and its international behavior.This book will be of interest to China watchers, scholars of geopolitics, and Asian historians.

Spis treści

​1 Introduction

1.1 Non-intervention in the Contemporary World

1.2 Why China Matters Regarding Non-intervention in the Post-Cold War Era

1.3 A Missing Piece in the Study of China’s Foreign Policy

1.3.1 Power-Pursuit Approach: Primary Motivation of the Rising Power

1.3.2 Rationalism-Centered Approach: Cost-Benefit Calculations

1.3.3 Norm-Driven Approach: Narratives on China’s Socialization

1.3.4 Non-intervention-related Research: Appreciation and Criticism

1.4 Puzzles of China’s Non-intervention Policy

1.5 Methodology and Case Selection

1.5.1 Methodology

1.5.2 Case Selection Criteria

1.6 Clarification of Terms

1.7 Structure and Process

References

2 Interpreting (Non)-Intervention and Turning to the China’s Case

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Dichotomies of Non-intervention/Intervention in Theory

2.2.1 Non-intervention and Its Exceptions in IL

2.2.2 Non-intervention and Its Predicaments in IP

2.2.3 Conceptualizing Intervention

2.3 Continuity and Evolution of (Non)-intervention in Modern International Societies

2.3.1 Heteronomous International Society (1500 to Eighteenth Century)

2.3.2 Bifurcated International Society (The Nineteenth Century to World War I [WWI])

2.3.3 Universal International Society (Post WWI to Present)

2.3.4 Characteristics of (Non)-intervention

2.4 China’s Approaches to (Non)-intervention in Its Diplomatic History

2.4.1 China’s Application of Non-intervention and Its Interventionist Behavior

2.4.2 Dual Characteristics of China’s Non-intervention Policy

2.5 Conclusion

References

3 Exploring China’s Non-intervention Policy in the Post-Cold War Era

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Deficiencies of Different Paradigms in Explaining China’s Non-intervention Policy

3.2.1 Macro-level Theories

3.2.2 Micro-level Theories

3.2.3 Summary

3.3 The Marriage of Neo-classical Realism and English School

3.3.1 The Approach of Neo-classical Realism

3.3.2 The Insights of the English School

3.3.3 Integration of the Two Approaches

3.4 Motivations Underlying China’s Non-intervention Policy

3.4.1 The Determinant Role of Systemic Factors

3.4.2 The Important Role of Domestic Constraints

3.4.3 Casual Explanations for China’s Non-intervention Policy

3.4.4 Implications of the Causal Mechanisms and Reflections

3.5 Conclusion

References

4 Authorizing Interventions: The Cases of the Gulf War, Afghanistan, and North Korea

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Case 1: Iraq’s Invasion of Kuwait (1990–1991)

4.2.1 Background

4.2.2 China’s Non-intervention Policy Toward the Iraqi-Kuwaiti Issue

4.2.3 Summary

4.3 Case 2: Antiterrorism in Afghanistan (2000–2012)

4.3.1 Background

4.3.2 China’s Foreign Policy Toward Antiterrorism in Afghanistan

4.3.3 Summary

4.4 Case 3: The Sanctions Against North Korea (2006–2017)

4.4.1 Background

4.4.2 International Involvements and China's Responses

4.4.3 Summary

4.5 Conclusion

References

5 Conceding Interventions: The Cases of Crimea, Libya, and Darfur

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Case 4: The Crimean Issue in Ukraine (February–June 2014)

5.2.1 Background

5.2.2 International Responses and China’s Attitude

5.2.3 Summary

5.3 Case 5: The Libyan Conflict (2011)

5.3.1 Background

5.3.2 China’s Responses to the International Interventions

5.3.3 Summary

5.4 Case 6: The Darfur Crisis in Sudan (2004–2007)

5.4.1 Background

5.4.2 Sino-Sudanese Relations

5.4.3 International Responses and China’s Attitude to the Crisis

5.4.4 From Non-intervention to Involvement

5.4.5 Summary

5.5 Conclusion

References

6 Opposing Interventions: The Cases of Kosovo, Syria, and Zimbabwe

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Case 7: The Kosovo Crisis (1998–1999)

6.2.1 Background

6.2.2 International Involvement and China’s Responses

6.2.3 Summary

6.3 Case 8: The Syrian Crisis (2011–2013)

6.3.1 Background

6.3.2 International Interventions in Syria (2011–2014)

6.3.3 China’s Responses to the Syrian Crisis

6.3.4 Summary

6.4 Case 9: Veto on Zimbabwe Issues (2008)

6.4.1 Background

6.4.2 China's Responses to the Situation in Zimbabwe

6.4.3 Summary

6.5 Conclusion

References

7 Conclusion

7.1 Continuity and Change

7.1.1 Non-intervention in International Society

7.1.2 Non-intervention in China’s Interpretation and Diplomacy

7.2 Compliance and Resistance

7.2.1 Causation in China’s Non-intervention Policy

7.2.2 The Applications of the Causation

7.3 Value and Instrument

References

O autorze

Mu Ren is Assistant Professor of the School of International and Public Affairs and full-time researcher of Institute of International Relations at Jilin University, China. She gives lectures on Theories of International Relations and Global Governance to undergraduate and masters. She received the PhD in International Relations from Ritsumeikan University of Japan. Her research field is broad, including IR theory, Sino-Japanese relations and global governance.

Blurb

This book investigates China’s foreign policy concerning the principle of non-intervention in domestic affairs of other states in the post-Cold War period. The principle of non-intervention has traditionally been central to Chinese foreign policy, but as China's economy has boomed, international attention to her foreign policy has been increasingly hostile. Accordingly, an exploration of China’s non-intervention policy is worthwhile to understand China’s foreign policy and its international behavior. This book will be of interest to China watchers, scholars of geopolitics, and Asian historians.

Mu Ren is Assistant Professor of the School of International and Public Affairs and full-time researcher of Institute of International Relations at Jilin University, China. She gives lectures on Theories of International Relations and Global Governance to undergraduate and masters. She received the PhD in International Relations from Ritsumeikan University of Japan. Her research field is broad, including IR theory, Sino-Japanese relations and global governance.