Unifying China, integrating with the world : securing Chinese sovereignty in the reform era
"This book contends that sovereignty, and more directly the extent to which it creates walls between any given state and other actors in the international system lies at the core of China's foreign relations during the reform era. Through a comprehensive survey of both Chinese and English-language sources, the author shows that during this period China's stance changed in unexpected ways, and argues that such shifts were products of the evolving relationship between deeply entrenched sovereignty-centric values within China, new self-interests created by Deng Xiaoping's emphasis on reform and opening, and the subsequent set of external pressures for change inadvertently brought to bear on China during the last two decades. The key point of interest for generalists is why the Chinese position evolved as it did and what the implications of this change are for the "new sovereignty" debate."--BOOK JACKET
Print Book, English, 2005
Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif., 2005
Case studies
xiii, 303 pages ; 24 cm.
9780804750608, 0804750602
60550944
Introduction
Reconsidering sovereignty's role in international politics
Locating and explaining state approaches : defining sovereignty after recognition, and turning to the China case
China's approach to territorial sovereignty : de-emphasizing lost territory and securing new borders
China's approach to jurisdictional sovereignty : ensuring that Taiwan and Tibet are a part of China
China's approach to the authority component of sovereignty : limited acceptance of international oversight and guarding against interference in internal affairs
China's approach to economic sovereignty : accelerating integration and accumulating obligations
Conclusion