This study is based upon two premises:(1) the available literature, though voluminous, fails
to provide systematic understandings of the complex and evolving relations between China …

North Korea's nuclear weapons program has provoked much apprehension in the
international community in recent years. The Six Party Talks were convened in 2003 to …

This title will explore China's strategic interests in the South China Sea, with a specific
emphasis on power projection and resource security. China's regional actions and reactions …

Traditionally, China and North Korea have been described as 'blood brothers' because of
their common socialist ideological ground. Since 2000 the basis of their relationship has …

The present study traces the cultural and political contexts within which Beijing considers
global governance. They include:(1) Confucian dispositions toward non-interventionism and …

This article seeks to analyze why China is reluctant to significantly change its North Korea
policy despite continued North Korean nuclear provocations that have hindered China's own …

This article draws on Michael Barnett and Raymond Duvall's power typology to examine
Chinese power in Sino-Mongolia and Sino-North Korean relations. Using compulsory …

Hierarchical or asymmetrical power relationships among states have long been a focus of
scholarly attention (eg, asymmetrical alliances, trade dependencies). While the “power to …

With the inauguration of President Lee Myung-bak, many South Koreans complain that
China's view toward the Korean peninsula has indeed changed. Some missed the good …

This dissertation examines the complex articulations between geopolitical and geoeconomic
imperatives across national borders in the production of state territory. More specifically, it …