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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462822403321

Autore

Wuthnow Joel

Titolo

Chinese diplomacy and the UN Security Council : beyond the veto / / Joel Wuthnow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-92395-5

0-203-08204-4

1-136-17701-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Politics in Asia series

Disciplina

341.23/51

Soggetti

Electronic books.

China Foreign relations 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Chinese Diplomacy and the UN Security Council; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. China's first 40 years in the UN Security Council, 1971-2011; 2. Collective security decision making: An analytical framework; 3. Pressuring Pyongyang: Debates on North Korea, 2006; 4. Tangling with Tehran: The Iranian nuclear issue, 2010; 5. Deploying to Darfur: Peacekeeping in Sudan, 2007; 6. China says "no": Political repression in Burma, 2007; 7. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

China has emerged in the 21st century as a sophisticated, and sometimes contentious, actor in the United Nations Security Council. This is evident in a range of issues, from negotiations on Iran's nuclear program to efforts to bring peace to Darfur. Yet China's role as a veto-holding member of the Council has been left unexamined. How does it formulate its positions? What interests does it seek to protect? How can the international community encourage China to be a contributor, and not a spoiler? This book is the first to address China's role and influence in the Se