Harmonious Intervention

Chiung-Chiu Huang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan and Chih-yu Shih, National Taiwan University, Taiwan.

’China’s intervention behavior has been a puzzle because of the apparent inconsistency. This book adopts a cultural approach and offers a convincing explanation by highlighting the concept of balance of relationship. It includes illustrative cases to show the underlying consistency despite the apparent inconsistency. Foregrounding cultural background knowledge, it is a valuable achievement in the study of world politics.’ Qin Yaqing, China Foreign Affairs University ’This book introduces a cultural/civilizational approach to explaining the dynamics of interplay between China’s rise and global governance. The key argument that China's quest for security is more centered on the balance of harmonious relations than national interest is sure to provoke realist critics. Given the importance of the issues discussed, this book is essential reading for students of Chinese foreign policy and international relations.’ Samuel S. Kim, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University, USA

• List of Tables, Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1. The Approach of Balance of Relationship, 2. Why Does a Rising China Not Turn Interventionist?, 3. The Chinese Nonintervention Policy toward North Korea, 4. The Chinese Nonintervention Policy toward Myanmar, 5. Constructing the Chinese Pattern of Intervention, 6. Conclusion, Bibliography, Index