China and the United Nations

Dr. Janka Oertel is Program Manager at the Körber Foundation, Berlin, Germany.

This comprehensive and innovative book examines and explains the development of the relationship between China and the United Nations in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Using historical research and contemporary case studies, the book stresses the importance of domestic determinants of UN policy and concludes that the chances for international actors to significantly influence Chinese UN policy making remain very limited.

An analysis of the relationship between China and the United Nations in the first decade of the 21st century.

A Note on TransliterationAbbreviationsI. IntroductionII. Theory and Methods1. Primary Decisions2. A Liberal Approach to Chinese UN policy-making2.1. Deriving State Preferences2.2. Limiting State Preferences3. Methods and Case SelectionIII. Historical InfluencesIV. Domestic determinants1. The Chinese Communist Party Leadership2 Social Groups: State Level2.1. Ministries and other Institutions under the State Council2.2. People's Liberation Army (PLA)2.3. Think Tanks3. Social Groups: Society-Level3.1. Corporate Interest Groups and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)3.2. Public Intellectuals and Political Currents3.3. Online Media4. ConclusionV. International determinants1. Alleged Adversary: The United States2. Limited Partner: The Russian Federation3. Spirit of Friendship: The Developing Countries and the G774. ConclusionVI. Case Studies1. Peace1.1. Engagement in Peacekeeping Operations1.2.Position towards the concept of a 'Responsibility to Protect'2. Development2.1. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals2.2.Position towards Sustainability and Human DevelopmentVII. ConclusionVIII. AnnexIX. Bibliography