Impact of China’s decision-making processes on international cooperation: cases of peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief

Hirono, Miwa

doi:10.1080/10357718.2019.1693502

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“…But some scholars focus not only on the breadth of China's security engagement but also on its complexity. Hirono (2020) has found that China's humanitarian action and disaster relief differs from its involvement in peacekeeping, and that the coordination of this humanitarian action within the Chinese government is fragmented. In comparison, peacekeeping coordination is more "holistic, " indicating that the decision-making process is based on concurrence within the relevant parts of the government, which allows deeper international cooperation (Hirono 2020, 55, 61).…”

Section: Peace and Securitymentioning

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Africa-China Knowledge Networks: State of the Field

Bolin¹,

Carayannis²,

Niewenhuis³

et al. 2022

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The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an independent, international, nonprofit organization founded in 1923. It fosters innovative research, nurtures new generations of social scientists, deepens how inquiry is practiced within and across disciplines, and mobilizes necessary knowledge on important public issues. For nearly 100 years the SSRC has coordinated the research, policy, and philanthropic communities in the pursuit of evidence-based policies to promote human well-being, emerging as both a pivotal force in the academy and a respected contributor to the public good. The SSRC is guided by the belief that justice, prosperity, and democracy all require better understanding of complex social, cultural, economic, and political processes. We work with practitioners, policymakers, and academic researchers in the social sciences, natural sciences, humanities, and related professions. We build interdisciplinary and international networks, working with partners around the world to link research to practice and policy, strengthen individual and institutional capacities for learning, and enhance public access to information.

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Section: Peace and Securitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Africa-China Knowledge Networks: State of the Field

Bolin¹,

Carayannis²,

Niewenhuis³

et al. 2022

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“…Such differences have given rise to the concern that China's greater engagement in humanitarian issues can challenge the dominant paradigm in global governance, which emphasizes democracy, human rights and good governance. Another group of studies focuses on exploring the domestic factors that shape China's thinking of and approach to humanitarian work, with culture, history and past experience of disasters identified as the key explanations (Hirono, 2013(Hirono, , 2020Yeophantong, 2016). This article aims to contribute to the literature by examining whether and how China's humanitarian action can help improve its international image and identifying the external factors that influence how its humanitarian assistance will be received.…”

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Humanitarian diplomacy as an instrument for China’s image-building

Gong

2021

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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Image-building has been an important goal of China’s foreign policy. Humanitarian diplomacy provides a useful instrument to build a benign international image, given the altruistic nature of humanitarian action. China’s humanitarian diplomacy has undergone changes in recent years, such as substantial increases in humanitarian spending, institutional reforms and the emergence of Chinese non-state actors. The existing literature on China’s humanitarian activities is scant due to the country’s limited engagement in global humanitarian action previously. This article aims to contribute to the scholarship by examining China’s humanitarian activities in Southeast Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of image-building. Specifically, it answers the questions of how China uses humanitarian action to improve its international image and how effective such efforts have been. This article finds that the outcome of China’s image-building through humanitarian activities is influenced by the severity of the crisis, the national response of the country affected and the perceived legitimacy of China’s action. It concludes that China’s humanitarian diplomacy has achieved mixed outcomes in Southeast Asia. While China has been recognized as a major provider of help during the pandemic, its assistance has not substantially improved its image in the region.

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China’s Peacebuilding in South Sudan: “Top-down” Adaptation and Its Effectiveness

Hirono

2023

Twenty-First Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict

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Impact of China’s decision-making processes on international cooperation: cases of peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief

Cited by 4 publications

References 17 publications

Africa-China Knowledge Networks: State of the Field

Africa-China Knowledge Networks: State of the Field

Humanitarian diplomacy as an instrument for China’s image-building

China’s Peacebuilding in South Sudan: “Top-down” Adaptation and Its Effectiveness

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