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Book SynopsisWhat explains China''s response to intervention at the UN Security Council? China and Intervention at the UN Security Council argues that status is an overlooked determinant in understanding its decisions, even in the apex cases that are shadowed by a public discourse calling for foreign-imposed regime change in Sudan, Libya, and Syria. It posits that China reconciles its status dilemma as it weighs decisions to intervene: seeking recognition from both its intervention peer groups of great powers and developing states. Understanding the impact and scope conditions of status answers why China has taken certain positions regarding intervention and how these positions were justified. Foreign policy behavior that complies with status, and related social factors like self-image and identity, means that China can select policy options bearing material costs. China and Intervention at the UN Security Council offers a rich study of Chinese foreign policy, going beyond works available in breadt
Trade ReviewShe not only draws attention to an underappreciated motive of Chinese foreign policy, but also develops a sophisticated, and largely persuasive, theory of how and when status concerns encourage leaders to do the unexpected. * Joel Wuthnow, China Quarterly *
This is an important and timely contribution to the field of China, international peace and security and global governance studies and is essential reading for those seeking to better understand China's actions. * Champa Patel, International Affairs *
With this very fine book, Courtney Fung has established herself as the leading authority on China's policies regarding humanitarian intervention by the United Nations. Reconciling Status is essential reading for anyone interested in international humanitarian crises, the United Nations, or the implications of China's rise for world politics. * Thomas J. Christensen, Columbia University *
Carefully argued, theoretically astute and empirically rich, this book provides crucial insights into the bounded variation of China's positions at the UN Security Council on intervention. The author's contributions are many, including how social influence works to mediate Chinese interests, and how process-tracing can effectively be applied in International Relations scholarship. This book is essential reading for all those interested in China's UN behaviour. * Rosemary Foot, University of Oxford *
China's attitudes toward United Nations interventions in situations of civil war and mass atrocities have evolved from skeptical opposition to conditional support. Comparing Beijing's actions in cases involving Sudan, Libya and Syria, Courtney Fung makes a novel contribution to our understanding of Chinese foreign policy. She shows that under certain conditions, Beijing's position on such interventions with a strong undertone of regime change can be influenced by international political opinion and consideration of China's international status. This book should be on the shelves of all scholars interested in China's increasing participation in multilateral diplomacy and its quest for status recognition, which can be a source for international cooperation rather than just competition as usually assumed in the current literature. * Steve Chan, University of Colorado, Boulder *
Table of ContentsList of Tables List of Graphs List of Abbreviations Introduction Background 1: Historical Overview of China and Intervention at the UN Security Council 2: Chinese Discourse on Foreign-Imposed Regime Change Theory 3: Theory and Empirical Strategy Cases 4: Status and Intervention in Darfur, Sudan 2004 - 2008 5: Status and Intervention in Libya, 2011 - 2012 6: Status and Intervention in Syria, 2011 - 2015 7: Conclusion Appendix: Chinese Ambassadors to the United Nations, 1971-2018 Bibliography Index
