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China, Responsibility to Protect, and the Case of Syria: From Sovereignty Protection to Pragmatism

Gegout, Catherine; Suzuki, Shogo

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Shogo Suzuki



Abstract

Will the rise of China, an authoritarian, party-state with a poor record of protecting its citizens' human rights, undermine humanitarian intervention? This question has been particularly pertinent since China's 'assertive turn' in foreign policy. Drawing on the case of Chinese reactions to the humanitarian crisis in Syria, we argue that China's attitude toward humanitarian intervention remains ambiguous and contradictory. While China has at times prevented the UNSC from threatening sanctions on Syria, it has not necessarily denied that a humanitarian crisis exists. We show that the People's Republic of China (PRC) is beginning to act more as a 'norm maker' than 'norm taker', and is offering its own vision of humanitarian intervention, coined as 'responsible protection'.

Citation

Gegout, C., & Suzuki, S. (2020). China, Responsibility to Protect, and the Case of Syria: From Sovereignty Protection to Pragmatism. Global Governance, 26(3), 379-402. https://doi.org/10.1163/19426720-02603002

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 27, 2019
Online Publication Date Sep 17, 2020
Publication Date Sep 17, 2020
Deposit Date Dec 16, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Global Governance
Print ISSN 1075-2846
Electronic ISSN 1942-6720
Publisher Brill Academic Publishers
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 26
Issue 3
Pages 379-402
DOI https://doi.org/10.1163/19426720-02603002
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3576759
Publisher URL https://brill.com/view/journals/gg/26/3/article-p379_3.xml

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