Since the end of the Cold War, China has experienced several notable interstate crises: the 1999 'embassy bombing' incident, the 2001 EP-3 mid-air collision with a United States aircraft, and the Diaoyu/Senkaku dispute with Japan. China's response to each incident, however, has varied considerably. Drawing from a wealth of primary sources and interviews, this book offers a systematic analysis of China's crisis behavior in order to identify the factors which determine when Chinese leaders decide to escalate or scale down their response to crises. Inspired by prospect theory - a Nobel Prize-winning behavioral psychology theory - Kai He proposes a 'political survival prospect' model as a means to understand the disparities in China's behavior. He argues that China's response depends on a combination of three factors that shape leaders' views on the prospects for their 'political survival status', including the severity of the crisis, leaders' domestic authority, and international pressure.
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1. China's foreign policy crises after the Cold War; 2. Political survival and China's crisis behavior; 3. The Yinhe incident and the Taiwan Strait crisis; 4. The embassy bombing incident and the EP-3 mid-air collision; 5. The Impeccable incident and the boat collision crisis; 6. The Scarborough shoal dispute and Diaoyu/Senkaku purchase crisis; 7. Leadership transition and China's future crisis behavior; Conclusion.
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'Kai He provides an excellent analysis of China's inter-state crises behaviour in the post-Cold War era. By combining insights from prospect theory and regime survival theory, he offers a valuable analysis of a crucial set of cases in a rigorous fashion. This book is not only useful for Sinologists, but also for anyone interested in China's sometimes enigmatic behaviour in its relations with other states.' T. V. Paul, James McGill Professor of International Relations, McGill University, Montréal
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The first study to systematically analyze the patterns of China's foreign policy crisis behavior after the Cold War.
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ISBN
9781107141988
Publisert
2016-04-06
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Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
410 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
158 mm
Dybde
14 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
186
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