China in Darfur: Humanitarian rule-maker or rule-taker?

Lee, PK; Chan, G; Chan, LH

China in Darfur: Humanitarian rule-maker or rule-taker?

Lee, PK Chan, G Chan, LH

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Review of International Studies, 2012, 38 (2), pp. 423 - 444
Issue Date:: 2012-04-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Lee, PK	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chan, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chan, LH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3851-8329	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-04-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Review of International Studies, 2012, 38 (2), pp. 423 - 444	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0260-2105	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18970
dc.description.abstract	Most people hold that in its quest for natural resources abroad, China shields rogue states with egregious human-rights record from international opprobrium and sanctions. Its political support for Sudan is a case in point. By examining Chinese perspectives on humanitarian intervention and national sovereignty, this article first argues that Beijing's interests are so multiple and complex that concern about the implications of humanitarian intervention for national integration is more crucial than oil in determining its policy towards Sudan. Paradoxically it asserts that China, a non-democratic country, is more influential than liberal democratic states in making the rules of humanitarian intervention in Darfur because of a lack of political will in the West. In addition, there are early signs that China intends to utilise its newfound power to remake international rules regarding territorial sovereignty. Further development is likely to be shaped by its interactions with the United States.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Review of International Studies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1017/S0260210511000040	en_US
dc.subject.classification	International Relations	en_US
dc.title	China in Darfur: Humanitarian rule-maker or rule-taker?	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	38	en_US
utslib.for	1606 Political Science	en_US
utslib.for	1605 Policy and Administration	en_US
utslib.for	2203 Philosophy	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Social and Political Sciences Program
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	38	en_US

Abstract:

Most people hold that in its quest for natural resources abroad, China shields rogue states with egregious human-rights record from international opprobrium and sanctions. Its political support for Sudan is a case in point. By examining Chinese perspectives on humanitarian intervention and national sovereignty, this article first argues that Beijing's interests are so multiple and complex that concern about the implications of humanitarian intervention for national integration is more crucial than oil in determining its policy towards Sudan. Paradoxically it asserts that China, a non-democratic country, is more influential than liberal democratic states in making the rules of humanitarian intervention in Darfur because of a lack of political will in the West. In addition, there are early signs that China intends to utilise its newfound power to remake international rules regarding territorial sovereignty. Further development is likely to be shaped by its interactions with the United States.

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