Things Fall Apart: Maritime Disputes and China’s Regional Diplomacy
One central feature of China’s diplomacy since the end of the Cold War has been the steady engagement of its neighbors, improving ties with almost all these states. In some cases, the resolution of territorial disputes has created a foundation for improved ties, while in other cases, the significanc...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | en_US |
| Published: |
University of Pennsylvania Press
2017
|
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109891 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5831-8949 |
| _version_ | 1826199564742295552 |
|---|---|
| author | Fravel, Maris Taylor |
| author2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science |
| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science Fravel, Maris Taylor |
| author_sort | Fravel, Maris Taylor |
| collection | MIT |
| description | One central feature of China’s diplomacy since the end of the Cold War has been the steady engagement of its neighbors, improving ties with almost all these states. In some cases, the resolution of territorial disputes has created a foundation for improved ties, while in other cases, the significance of these disputes has been downplayed to allow for the development of deeper political and economic relations. Today, however, China’s successful engagement of its periphery has begun to unravel as China has affirmed and asserted its claims in maritime disputes in the East and South China Seas. As a stronger China seeks to defend what it views as its territorial and maritime interests, it threatens the security of its neighbors, who grow increasingly wary of China’s long-term intentions. As a result, China’s neighbors are balancing against Beijing, externally by improving ties with the United States and other major powers in the region and internally by strengthening their own military and especially naval capabilities. In turn, the influence of the United States in the region has grown, creating (from China’s perspective) the specter of balancing coalitions, at least in the security realm. |
| first_indexed | 2024-09-23T11:22:17Z |
| format | Article |
| id | mit-1721.1/109891 |
| institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| language | en_US |
| last_indexed | 2024-09-23T11:22:17Z |
| publishDate | 2017 |
| publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | mit-1721.1/1098912022-09-27T19:05:57Z Things Fall Apart: Maritime Disputes and China’s Regional Diplomacy Fravel, Maris Taylor Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science Fravel, Maris Taylor One central feature of China’s diplomacy since the end of the Cold War has been the steady engagement of its neighbors, improving ties with almost all these states. In some cases, the resolution of territorial disputes has created a foundation for improved ties, while in other cases, the significance of these disputes has been downplayed to allow for the development of deeper political and economic relations. Today, however, China’s successful engagement of its periphery has begun to unravel as China has affirmed and asserted its claims in maritime disputes in the East and South China Seas. As a stronger China seeks to defend what it views as its territorial and maritime interests, it threatens the security of its neighbors, who grow increasingly wary of China’s long-term intentions. As a result, China’s neighbors are balancing against Beijing, externally by improving ties with the United States and other major powers in the region and internally by strengthening their own military and especially naval capabilities. In turn, the influence of the United States in the region has grown, creating (from China’s perspective) the specter of balancing coalitions, at least in the security realm. 2017-06-15T16:18:41Z 2017-06-15T16:18:41Z 2015 2014-12 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/BookItem 978-0-8122-2312-5 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109891 Fravel, M. Taylor. "Things Fall Apart: Maritime Disputes and China’s Regional Diplomacy." In China’s Challenges, edited by Jacques deLisle and Avery Goldstein, University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2015: pp. 204-226. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5831-8949 en_US https://www.amazon.com/Chinas-Challenges-Jacques-deLisle/dp/0812223128#reader_0812223128 China's Challenges Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf University of Pennsylvania Press SSRN |
| spellingShingle | Fravel, Maris Taylor Things Fall Apart: Maritime Disputes and China’s Regional Diplomacy |
| title | Things Fall Apart: Maritime Disputes and China’s Regional Diplomacy |
| title_full | Things Fall Apart: Maritime Disputes and China’s Regional Diplomacy |
| title_fullStr | Things Fall Apart: Maritime Disputes and China’s Regional Diplomacy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Things Fall Apart: Maritime Disputes and China’s Regional Diplomacy |
| title_short | Things Fall Apart: Maritime Disputes and China’s Regional Diplomacy |
| title_sort | things fall apart maritime disputes and china s regional diplomacy |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109891 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5831-8949 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT fravelmaristaylor thingsfallapartmaritimedisputesandchinasregionaldiplomacy |