CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Chávez Mazuelos, Jorge Antonio |
|---|---|
| Title | The Globalization of Chinese Economic Interests and Chinese Foreign Policy: The Principle of Noninterference, Revisited |
| Summary | The principle of noninterference is a foundational tenet of Chinese foreign policy which stems from the normative understanding of sovereignty and the narrative of victimization and foreign aggression during the century of humiliation. In times where China’s global presence was limited, the strict application of the principle was not problematic. However, China’s economic expansion has made the protection of Chinese citizens and interests beyond the country’s border a priority. I will argue that this unprecedented imperative is linked to the emergence of the norm of protection of Chinese citizens and interests. I will posit this norm has had domestic actors such as bureaucratic actors and grassroots pressures as its main drivers. The contribution this thesis intends to make to the literature is to illustrate that there is a clash between the long-held norm of sovereignty and the principle of noninterference and the norm of protection of Chinese Nationals and interests which emerged upon the globalization of Chinese economic interests. I will argue that this normative clash is problematic for the ruling Chinese Communist Party since it is inextricably connected to the imperative of government legitimacy and regime security. If the CCP derived its legitimacy from the protection of Chinese sovereignty against foreign aggression, securing its citizens and interests overseas has become a new source of legitimacy. |
| Supervisor | Merlingen, Michael |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/chavez_jorge.pdf |
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