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dc.contributor.authorLanteigne, Marc
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-04T11:56:53Z
dc.date.available2020-05-04T11:56:53Z
dc.date.issued2019-03-04
dc.description.abstractChina's increasing participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations reached a milestone in 2013 when Beijing agreed to send a large detachment of personnel, including combat forces for the first time, to support UN peacekeeping operations in Mali after that country fell into civil war. This commitment was also distinct in that unlike other African countries where Beijing has supplied peacekeepers, Mali is not a major trading partner with China. However, this mission has both cemented Beijing's greater commitment to building African partnerships as well as demonstrating its determination to move beyond “resource diplomacy” and towards a more comprehensive approach to engaging the continent. Although China has warmed to the principles of humanitarian intervention in civil conflicts, Mali has been a critical test of China's ability to participate in UN operations in a country which is still facing ongoing violence. The Mali mission is an important step in Beijing's turn towards greater realpolitik in Chinese Beijing's peacekeeping policies in keeping with its great power status. At the same time, participation in the Mali mission has been beneficial for China, not only in helping to build the country's peacekeeping credentials in Africa but also in underscoring China's increasingly distinct views on addressing intervention in civil conflicts.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLanteigne M. China's UN peacekeeping in Mali and comprehensive diplomacy. The China Quarterly. 2019;239:635-655en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1683294
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S030574101800173X
dc.identifier.issn0305-7410
dc.identifier.issn1468-2648
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/18204
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.relation.journalThe China Quarterly
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holder© SOAS University of London 2019en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200en_US
dc.titleChina's UN peacekeeping in Mali and comprehensive diplomacyen_US
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dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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