Why Chinese Assertiveness is Here to Stay

Mastro, Oriana Skylar

doi:10.1080/0163660x.2014.1002161

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“…57 himself has articulated more hard-line policies concerning territorial disputes, and Chinese assertiveness has noticeably increased under his watch.' 66 It seems fairly clear that the new Chinese leadership has recognized the need to go beyond 'biding its time' in foreign policy and has opened the way for a shift towards a more proactive global stance.…”

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The sources of China's assertiveness: the system, domestic politics or leadership preferences?

Liao

2016

International Affairs

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Why has China's foreign policy become more assertive since 2009, and what is driving Beijing's foreign policy orientations? Given the significance of China's rise over the past few decades, it is surprising that this question has not been subjected to systematic analysis as well as general investigation within scholarly research. This article serves to examine the sources of China's assertiveness using a system‐level, unit‐level and individual‐level analysis. This article first looks at system‐level explanations such as state power, external threats and national interests, and then considers unit‐level factors including bureaucratic competition, struggles of the elite and the surge of nationalism. However, both system‐level and unit‐level explanations alone fail to account for China's more assertive foreign policy. This suggests that individual factors play a major role in explaining the country's more assertive external behaviour. This is especially the case when the perceptions of the political elite are deeply embedded in the state leader's preferences. This finding can enhance our understanding of why traditional explanations, that do not incorporate the role of the state leader, may fail to predict Chinese foreign policy behaviour. To understand better the implications of China's rise, therefore, we must take into account the role of the state leadership and its impact on China's growing influence in international politics.

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Section: Individual-level Explanationsmentioning

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The sources of China's assertiveness: the system, domestic politics or leadership preferences?

Liao

2016

International Affairs

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“…Georgetown professor Oriana Mastro argues that "[t]he belief that balance of resolve drives outcomes more so than the balance of power is the foundation of China's new, more assertive strategy; but U.S. responses to date have failed to account for it." 41 The exact same sentence could have been written about North Korea in 2010.…”

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Assuring Japan and South Korea in the Second Nuclear Age

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Warden²

2015

The Washington Quarterly

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“…Outro aspecto material mencionado na literatura, adicionalmente aos interesses de ordem comercial e garantia de recursos naturais e energéticos, diz respeito ao próprio desenvolvimento interno chinês per se. O crescimento político, econômico e militar de forma acelerada teve impacto direto na política externa da China, que se tornou mais "muscular e assertiva" (MASTRO, 2015). Uma diplomacia de viés coercitivo executada por Pequim é vista com clareza na atuação do país na Ásia, principalmente nos litígios envolvendo o Mar do Sul da China, onde o militarismo e as demonstrações de força têm sido as estratégias mais usadas.…”

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Da Indiferença ao Engajamento: a participação da China em operações de paz das Nações Unidas1

Montenegro

2018

Rev. Carta Inter.

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A China ingressa na Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) em 1971, mas mantém uma postura de distanciamento e desconfiança praticamente durante toda primeira década como membro oficial. Hoje, os chineses estão entre os principais contribuidores de pessoal para as operações de paz, enviando desde equipes de apoio a batalhões de infantaria, sendo o membro mais ativo nesse sentido entre aqueles com assento permanente no Conselho de Segurança. O que explica tal mudança de comportamento? Quais fatores determinam a participação da China em missões de paz? O objetivo central do presente artigo é apresentar um panorama da literatura sobre o assunto, tendo em conta a variada gama de fatores causais identificados e a possibilidade de agrupá-los em categorias explicativas mais amplas. A metodologia utilizada ainda lança mão de ferramentas de estatística descritiva. Com esse empreendimento, espera-se prestar uma contribuição para os estudos sobre política externa chinesa em geral, com foco específico nas relações China-ONU e no engajamento de Pequim nas operações de paz.

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Why Chinese Assertiveness is Here to Stay

Cited by 42 publications

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The sources of China's assertiveness: the system, domestic politics or leadership preferences?

The sources of China's assertiveness: the system, domestic politics or leadership preferences?

Assuring Japan and South Korea in the Second Nuclear Age

Da Indiferença ao Engajamento: a participação da China em operações de paz das Nações Unidas1

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