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This document is a policy analysis or article excerpt stamped by the House Oversight Committee (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031589). It discusses Chinese foreign policy, specifically distinguishing between 'pure' foreign policy issues like the Syrian crisis and 'domestic' territorial integrity issues such as the South China Sea, Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, and the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). The text argues that China's actions in territorial disputes are consistent with historical priorities of sovereignty, noting that the ADIZ concept was originally an American invention adopted earlier by South Korea and Japan.
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Chinese Communist Party, discussed regarding foreign policy and territorial integrity
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| Chinese government |
Mentioned regarding claims in Syria
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| PRC |
People's Republic of China, mentioned regarding creation and policy history
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Cited as an example of China's sphere of influence
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Cited as an example of China's sphere of influence
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Contrasted as a 'pure' foreign policy issue vs territorial issues
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Region where China has no territorial claims
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Used metonymically for the Chinese government
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Location of the ADIZ
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Historical term for China
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Mentioned as adopting ADIZ in 1951
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Mentioned as adopting ADIZ in 1969
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Mentioned regarding foreign policy relations
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China
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Western powers/U.S.
Text discusses Western criticisms and assertive foreign policy toward Western powers.
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"For the CCP, the Syrian crisis is a “pure” foreign policy issue, as the Chinese government has no territorial claim in Syria or in the Middle East in general."Source
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"Western criticisms should be balanced against the knowledge that the ADIZ is an American invention (1950), which South Korea (1951) and Japan (1969) adopted long before China did."Source
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"At any rate, the South China Sea, the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, and the ADIZ issues are domestic issues for the CCP, rather than “pure” foreign policy matters."Source
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The South China Sea, the Senkaku/Diaoyu, and the ADIZ
Some may argue that China is clearly adopting a more assertive policy in
East Asia – using the South China Sea, the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands
dispute, or the Air Defense Identification Zone as examples. However,
there is a difference, and this has to do with the “sphere of influence” of
China and, more specifically, with the sovereignty and integrity of
Chinese national territory (as Beijing defines it). For the CCP, the Syrian
crisis is a “pure” foreign policy issue, as the Chinese government has no
territorial claim in Syria or in the Middle East in general. On the other
hand, Beijing has always considered the South China Sea and the
Senkaku/Diaoyu islands as part of its sphere of influence and by
vigorously defending its claims on those territorial disputes, the CCP
purports to do nothing but protect its territorial integrity. It’s arguable that
this concern with territory has been the very first priority of China
throughout its history. The debate over the East China Sea ADIZ, which
China established in November, can also be related to the territorial
integrity of the Middle Kingdom. However, Western criticisms should be
balanced against the knowledge that the ADIZ is an American invention
(1950), which South Korea (1951) and Japan (1969) adopted long before
China did. At any rate, the South China Sea, the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands,
and the ADIZ issues are domestic issues for the CCP, rather than “pure”
foreign policy matters.
This article doesn’t seek to take a normative position. Rather, the point is
that in the Syrian crisis China has followed a consistent foreign policy, in
line with its principles and traditions. The outcome of this policy may not
satisfy many Western actors, but that is not enough to accuse China of
following a more assertive foreign policy toward Western powers and the
U.S. in particular. Of course, the new status of China in the international
community allows it to make its voice heard, instead of the silence that
may have prevailed before its economic arrival. But the considerations of
the CCP as it formulates its foreign policy have remained the same since
the creation of the PRC. In the future, China is likely to be more capable
of achieving its goals in its “domestic” Northeast Asian claims, but there
Some may argue that China is clearly adopting a more assertive policy in
East Asia – using the South China Sea, the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands
dispute, or the Air Defense Identification Zone as examples. However,
there is a difference, and this has to do with the “sphere of influence” of
China and, more specifically, with the sovereignty and integrity of
Chinese national territory (as Beijing defines it). For the CCP, the Syrian
crisis is a “pure” foreign policy issue, as the Chinese government has no
territorial claim in Syria or in the Middle East in general. On the other
hand, Beijing has always considered the South China Sea and the
Senkaku/Diaoyu islands as part of its sphere of influence and by
vigorously defending its claims on those territorial disputes, the CCP
purports to do nothing but protect its territorial integrity. It’s arguable that
this concern with territory has been the very first priority of China
throughout its history. The debate over the East China Sea ADIZ, which
China established in November, can also be related to the territorial
integrity of the Middle Kingdom. However, Western criticisms should be
balanced against the knowledge that the ADIZ is an American invention
(1950), which South Korea (1951) and Japan (1969) adopted long before
China did. At any rate, the South China Sea, the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands,
and the ADIZ issues are domestic issues for the CCP, rather than “pure”
foreign policy matters.
This article doesn’t seek to take a normative position. Rather, the point is
that in the Syrian crisis China has followed a consistent foreign policy, in
line with its principles and traditions. The outcome of this policy may not
satisfy many Western actors, but that is not enough to accuse China of
following a more assertive foreign policy toward Western powers and the
U.S. in particular. Of course, the new status of China in the international
community allows it to make its voice heard, instead of the silence that
may have prevailed before its economic arrival. But the considerations of
the CCP as it formulates its foreign policy have remained the same since
the creation of the PRC. In the future, China is likely to be more capable
of achieving its goals in its “domestic” Northeast Asian claims, but there
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