China''s Troubled Waters - Maritime Disputes in Theoretical Perspective

Informationen zum Autor Steve Chan is College Professor of Distinction at the University of Colorado Boulder. His most recent publications include Enduring Rivalries in the Asia-Pacific (Cambridge, 2013) and Looking for Balance: China, the United States, and Power Balancing in East Asia (2012). Klappentext This book examines China's conduct in its maritime disputes in order to analyse Beijing's foreign policy intentions in general. Zusammenfassung Although territorial disputes have been the leading cause for interstate wars in the past! China has settled most of its land borders with its neighbours. Its maritime boundaries! however! have remained contentious. This book examines China's conduct in these disputes in order to analyse Beijing's foreign policy intentions in general. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Embedding China's maritime disputes in general IR research; 2. Territorial conflicts: mitigating and aggravating circumstances; 3. Trust, reassurance, and credible commitment; 4. Deterrence theories: bringing in the United States; 5. Taiwan's two-level interactions with China; 6. Multilateralism in the East and South China Sea disputes; 7. Conclusion.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Steve Chan
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9781107573291
• ISBN: 978-1-107-57329-1
• Seiten: 248
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, LAW / Maritime, International Relations, International law, transport and commerce: maritime law, International maritime law