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@inbook{1340195,
author = {Turcsányi, Richard},
address = {New York},
booktitle = {Power Politics in Asia’s Contested Waters Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26152-2_9},
editor = {Enrico Fels, Truong-Minh Vu},
keywords = {China's power; Chinese foreign policy; Chinese policies in the South China Sea; Chinese national interest},
howpublished = {tištěná verze "print"},
language = {eng},
location = {New York},
isbn = {978-3-319-26150-8},
pages = {173-196},
publisher = {Springer},
title = {Contradiction of Strategic Goals as a Major Constrain of Chinese Power in the South China Sea},
url = {http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319261508},
year = {2016}
}
TY - CHAP
ID - 1340195
AU - Turcsányi, Richard
PY - 2016
TI - Contradiction of Strategic Goals as a Major Constrain of Chinese Power in the South China Sea
VL - Power Shift
PB - Springer
CY - New York
SN - 9783319261508
KW - China's power
KW - Chinese foreign policy
KW - Chinese policies in the South China Sea
KW - Chinese national interest
UR - http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319261508
L2 - http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319261508
N2 - This chapter analytically connects theoretical works on power in international politics with the conflict development in the South China Sea (SCS) from the Chinese perspective. Power will be defined as a capability of an actor to achieve and/or sustain a desired situation and it will be understood as a fluid and issue-specific ability. Due to this nature of power, it is impossible to chart a general power ranking of states. On the other hand, it is possible to discuss various sources of power with regards of specific policy-issues, how these power sources influence strategies actors take and outcomes of their interactions. China’s ‘desired situation’ will be understood in line with (former Chinese State Councilor) Dai Bingguo’s three core interests of preserving political system, territorial integrity, and sustained development. While the regime security will be regarded as the final interest of the Chinese government, two further ‘core interests’ supporting it would translate into two concrete goals in the SCS—safeguarding the sovereignty as perceived by Chinese public, and sustaining vital economic partnerships with international partners. Chinese policies and their outcomes will be interpreted as successes/failures against the proposed goals and it will be discussed in the conclusion what sources of power have brought them about. It will be argued that the fundamental constrain of Chinese actions in the SCS is the inherent contradiction between its desired goals, as the protecting the territorial integrity is causing anti-Chinese sentiments and potentially threatens economic interactions and development of the country.
ER -
TURCSÁNYI, Richard. Contradiction of Strategic Goals as a Major Constrain of Chinese Power in the South China Sea. In Enrico Fels, Truong-Minh Vu. \textit{Power Politics in Asia’s Contested Waters Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea}. New York: Springer, 2016, p.~173-196. Power Shift. ISBN~978-3-319-26150-8. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26152-2\_{}9.
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