Rediscovering the Transition in China’s National Interest: A Neoclassical Realist Approach

Ye, Xiaodi

doi:10.1177/1868102619876830

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“…This problem is addressed under the two most notably neoclassical realist, Liu [18] and Ye [17]. Before them, there is Sørensen (2013) who wrote a fundamental argument on the independent variables in the case of China's rise.…”

Section: B Neoclassical Realism Analytical Framework and The Local Po...mentioning

confidence: 99%

China’s Maritime Ambiguity: A Neoclassical Realist Analysis and How it Shaped the Theatre of Conflict In the Disputed Seas

Heriawan¹,

Abiwawanti²

2022

Proceedings of the Universitas Lampung International Conference on Social Sciences (ULICoSS 2021)

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China's assertiveness in the East and South China Sea (ESCS), complemented with paradoxical behavior on promoting international maritime cooperation, has left many to conclude that Beijing uses a dual strategy. To expand China's foreign policy's interpretation, we present an alternative approach with a neoclassical realist analytical framework to supplement the maritime security perspective. By accommodating domestic political changes, we explain the causal process that leads to China's maritime ambiguity and illustrates how it shaped the theater of conflict in ESCS. Understanding the disputes from the framework of unitlevel factors such as state-especially in China's local political dynamics-can bring a novel dimension to the discussion. We argue China's military reform to build a "true maritime power" ( 海洋强國 ) through the utilisation of the grey zone strategy via the China Coast Guard (CCG) plays a significant role in intervening against international politics' dynamic to deter the possibility of high-intensity conflict. Thus, the maritime security of rival country is more focused on how to deal with (1) non-traditional challenges in the sea such as piracy and (2) intergovernmental confidence building through the means of white hull diplomacy-while countering China's ambition on claiming the rights and interests in ESCS 'under the threshold of war.'

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Section: B Neoclassical Realism Analytical Framework and The Local Po...mentioning

confidence: 99%

China’s Maritime Ambiguity: A Neoclassical Realist Analysis and How it Shaped the Theatre of Conflict In the Disputed Seas

Heriawan¹,

Abiwawanti²

2022

Proceedings of the Universitas Lampung International Conference on Social Sciences (ULICoSS 2021)

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“…The ideology clash between the two Koreas shows that the two different influences have tried to balance each other and that is what could be seen from China and US. As the US tries to balance rising China, China would also do the same (Ye 2019). The influence over a country shows the power of a hegemony country in a region thus South Korea is essential.…”

Section: China and South Korea Relationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The history of China's "aggressive" acts started to surface under the administration of Xi Jinping. Experts write that before President Xi's administration, the approach was not as assertive as nowadays' are (Ye 2019;Cheng 2020), but then it has been changing between assertive and nonassertive throughout eras (Martin, Gvosdev and Serafin 2021). After the establishment of the government of China, China focused on how to build the country internally first (Ye 2019).…”

Section: Wolf Warrior Actsmentioning

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China's Wolf Warrior Diplomacy and the Relations With Republic of Korea (2015 - 2020)

Ismail

Aryodiguno²

2022

JAPS

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Abstract In recent days, the nature of the People’s Republic of China’s diplomacy has changed and it is gaining complicated responses from other countries. That famous diplomacy is called “Wolf Warrior Diplomacy”, diplomacy that is seen as ‘assertive’ and ‘threatening’ other countries when defending the country’s national interest. “Wolf Warrior Diplomacy” is a new term under the administration of President Xi Jinping however the root of it has been there since back then. This paper would discuss how this diplomacy affects the relations between China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) after ROK decides to cooperate with the United States and deploy Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), which China believes threatened China’s national interest. The method that is used for this research is the qualitative method, by collecting data and information needed from the studies that have been made before. Based on the research that has been done, the ‘assertive’ diplomacy done by China affects how ROK faces the country and the relations between them, remembering that ROK is a country between two great power countries, China and the US. In addition, ROK has been in efforts to balance between two countries. ROK also in its ways to expand and improve its relations in other regions. Keywords: Wolf Warrior Diplomacy; coercive diplomacy; hedging strategy Abstrak Dalam beberapa hari terakhir, sifat diplomasi Republik Rakyat Tiongkok telah banyak berubah dan hal tersebut mendapatkan tanggapan yang rumit dari negara lain. Diplomasi yang terkenal itu disebut “Wolf Warrior Diplomacy (Diplomasi Prajurit Serigala)”; diplomasi tesebut dipandang ‘tegas’ dan ‘mengancam’ oleh negara lain ketika Tiongkok membela kepentingan nasional negaranya. “Wolf Warrior Diplomacy” adalah istilah baru di bawah pemerintahan Presiden Xi Jinping namun akarnya sudah ada sejak pembentukan negara Tiongkok. Artikel ini akan membahas bagaimana diplomasi ini mempengaruhi hubungan antara Tiongkok dan Republik Korea (Korea Selatan) setelah Korea Selatan memutuskan untuk bekerja sama dengan Amerika Serikat dalam menggelar Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), yang diyakini oleh Tiongkok akan mengancam kepentingan nasional negaranya. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif, yaitu dengan cara mengumpulkan data dan informasi yang dibutuhkan dari hasil penelitian-penelitian lain yang telah dilakukan sebelumnya. Berdasarkan penelitian yang telah dilakukan, diplomasi ‘asertif’ yang dilakukan oleh Tiongkok mempengaruhi bagaimana Korea Selatan menghadapi negara tersebut dan hubungan di antara mereka, mengingat Korea Selatan berada di antara dua negara dengan kekuatan yang besar, yaitu Tiongkok dan AS. Selama ini, Korea Selatan telah melakukan upaya untuk menyeimbangkan pengaruh oleh dua negara. Korea Selatan juga sedang berusaha untuk memperluas dan meningkatkan hubungannya di wilayah lain. Kata kunci: Wolf Warrior Diplomacy; diplomasi asertif; strategi hedging

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“…Interestingly, recent publication on China's rise is shifted its focus on China's national interest in regard to foreign and security policy. According to Ye (2019), the number of references on China's core interest have grown dramatically from 2008 to 2016. The data provided by Ye show that the concept of national interest is one of the important variables to understand China's interaction with other countries.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…China's rise has changed the existing power structure to be more favourable on its side (Lim 2014). When state's power capabilities increase, naturally it will seek for more influence abroad (Ye 2019). Concerning SCS, two arguments can be drawn.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Ever-growing China’s Maritime Rise and South China Sea Dispute: A Literature Review

Heriawan

2022

JHI

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This article explores the implication of China’s increasing maritime capability and what its means for the world peace. Is China’s maritime expansion a threat or a peaceful one? In this article, the author scrutinies the recent debates and its problematic interpretation of China’s maritime rise through the perspective of integrative review and neoclassical realism approach. First, this article describes the concept of rising power in International Relations and provide an overview of South China Sea (SCS) dispute state-of-the-conflict. Second, it would provide a thorough discussion of the China’s behaviour and intention in the disputed sea. The discussion extends over several prominent concepts: Rising Power, Global & Regional Order, Strategic Orientation, and National Conception. To conclude, this article argues the ever-expanding China maritime strength has given advantages to China’s claim in the disputed sea. China’s strategy pushing the limit of aggressiveness under the threshold of war. At the same time reassuring other countries through various cooperative and economical means.

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Rediscovering the Transition in China’s National Interest: A Neoclassical Realist Approach

Cited by 9 publications

References 46 publications

China’s Maritime Ambiguity: A Neoclassical Realist Analysis and How it Shaped the Theatre of Conflict In the Disputed Seas

China’s Maritime Ambiguity: A Neoclassical Realist Analysis and How it Shaped the Theatre of Conflict In the Disputed Seas

China's Wolf Warrior Diplomacy and the Relations With Republic of Korea (2015 - 2020)

The Ever-growing China’s Maritime Rise and South China Sea Dispute: A Literature Review

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