TY - BOOK AU - Yang,Suzanne Xiao TI - China in the UN Security Council decision-making on Iraq: conflicting understandings, competing preferences T2 - New international relations SN - 9780203113615 (e-book : PDF) PY - 2013/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon PB - Routledge KW - United Nations KW - China KW - Iraq KW - Security Council KW - Decision making KW - Resolutions KW - Persian Gulf War, 1991 KW - Diplomatic history KW - International relations KW - Foreign relations KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - 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; Also available in print edition UR - http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9780203113615 ER -