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China in Darfur: Humanitarian Rule-Maker or Rule-Taker?

Lee, Pak K., Chan, Gerald, Chan, Lai-Ha (2012) China in Darfur: Humanitarian Rule-Maker or Rule-Taker? Review of International Studies, 38 (2). pp. 423-444. ISSN 0260-2105. (doi:10.1017/S0260210511000040) (KAR id:29288)

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 paper 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 utilize its newfound power to remake international rules regarding territorial sovereignty. Further development is likely to be shaped by its interactions with the United States.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1017/S0260210511000040
Subjects: J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations
Depositing User: Pak K Lee
Date Deposited: 17 Apr 2012 16:35 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:07 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/29288 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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