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China, the UN and Human Rights: Implications for World Politics (Rethinking Asia and International Relations) - Softcover

Book 32 of 43: Rethinking Asia and International Relations

Primiano, Christopher B

 
9781032240961: China, the UN and Human Rights: Implications for World Politics (Rethinking Asia and International Relations)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1032240962 ISBN 13: 9781032240961
Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

Addressing the problem of reconciling China’s voting record in the UN on human rights and repressive policy at home, this book argues that domestic factors determine the way the Chinese government acts on wider human rights issues.

China has a very active voting record in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on human rights resolutions and is active internationally on such rights, something at odds with its increasing repression of human rights at home. Using rational choice’s emphasis on actors acting to advance their preferences, the author argues that it is the perceived domestic threat to the rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that determines the way the Chinese government acts on the human rights issues explored in this book. The author documents the pattern of this relationship through an in-depth examination of China’s voting in the UNGA on human rights issues, and statements made by Chinese delegates in the UN on human rights issues.

This book will appeal to students of China, human rights, international relations, and international organizations, and for both state and non-state actors seeking to advance policy changes regarding China and human rights. In addition, the findings have policy implications for INGOs and states seeking to influence China’s policies.

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About the Author

Christopher B. Primiano will join KIMEP University in August 2019 as an assistant professor of international relations. He received his Ph.D. from the Division of Global Affairs at Rutgers University–Newark and his research focuses on Chinese domestic and international politics.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1032240962
ISBN 13 
9781032240961
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
144