Towards implementing Chinese foreign policy principles : the case of the South China Sea /
This study examines China’s policy towards the Spratly and Paracel Islands in the South China Sea since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, and analyses whether the policy is in line with or based upon long-held Chinese foreign policy principles of peace: the Five Principles of Peac...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Gombak, Selangor :
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia,
2009
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| Online Access: | Click here to view 1st 24 pages of the thesis. Members can view fulltext at the specified PCs in the library. |
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| Summary: | This study examines China’s policy towards the Spratly and Paracel Islands in the
South China Sea since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, and
analyses whether the policy is in line with or based upon long-held Chinese foreign
policy principles of peace: the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence (FPPC). It uses
qualitative and interpretive method of data collection. The theoretical framework that
guides the study is composed of three interrelated concepts: foreign policy, the
national interest and foreign policy principles. This study has found out that China’s
South China Sea policy is a rationally calculated and pragmatic foreign policy, which
uses a combination of military force, legal means and diplomacy at the same time. It
has been evident that China’s use of military force and unilateral legalization of the
disputed areas as its sole sovereign territory have not reflected the peaceful spirit of
the FPPC. While China claims to adopt the FPPC as a general guidance for its foreign
policy, evidences suggest that China’s South China Sea policy is dictated by its
national interests in the island groups of Spratly and Paracel, confining the role of the
FPPC to being an image maker for China among other nations and another way of
justifying its policy which firmly pursues its national interests. |
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| Item Description: | Abstract in English and Arabic. "A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Human Sciences (Political Science)."--On t.p. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 96 leaves : ill, maps. ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-96). |