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Yang, Suzanne Xiao.

China in the UN Security Council decision-making on Iraq conflicting understandings, competing preferences / [electronic resource] : China in the United Nations Security Council decision-making on Iraq Suzanne Xiao Yang. - Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013. - xviii, 267 p. - New international relations . - New international relations. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [234]-255) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. The reasons for action : strategic preferences in explaining foreign policy -- 3. China's strategic preferences in the UN Security Council in the formative period of its participation -- 4. China's decisions in the Security Council over the use of force -- 5. State sovereignty vs. humanitarian intervention : China's position over the establishment of 'no-fly zones', 1991-92 -- 6. China and the UN sanctions regime against Iraq, 1991-2002 -- 7. Weapons inspections : China, the UN and the disarming of Iraq, 1991-2002 -- 8. Conclusion : the search for balancing actions.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9780203113615 (e-book : PDF)

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United Nations--China.
United Nations--Iraq.
United Nations. Security Council --Decision making.
United Nations. Security Council --Resolutions.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Persian Gulf War, 1991--Diplomatic history.
International relations--Decision making.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
China--Foreign relations--Decision making.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.