China–North Korea Relations Between Development and Security
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Edited by Catherine Jones,School of International Relations, University of St Andrews, UK and Sarah Teitt, School of Political Science and International Studies, The University of Queensland, Australia<i>'This timely book contributes a much needed lens on China's Korea policy. Each of its essays probes a different dimension of China's developmental approach to peace and security on the Korean peninsula. The collection is a must read for experts seeking to make sense of China's engagement with Korea.'</i><br /> --Carla P. Freeman, Johns Hopkins University, US<p><i>'A ''one-stop shop'' for anybody interested in the dynamics of what is becoming an ever more complex and multi-faceted relationship.'</i><br /> --Shaun Breslin, University of Warwick, UK</p>
Contributors demonstrate how the lens of developmental peace helps to explain the rationale behind, as well as contradictions and challenges in, China's relations with North Korea on a range of issues such as denuclearisation, water and energy security, human rights, and economic development. Featuring top scholars from China and South Korea, as well as primary evidence from China, North and South Korea, the book greatly improves the understanding of the current perspectives in each state, and the impact they have on this vital security relationship.
Asian studies - and in particular Chinese studies - scholars will appreciate the in-depth analysis of China's approach to relations with North Korea, as well as the first-hand evidence used. The analysis of the difficulties in China providing a singular approach to its relations will be useful to policy-makers and scholars looking into the complexities of foreign policy.