China’s responses to external pressures on Its WMD-related exports after 2004 : reactive and proactive

Wu, F

Abstract

China, although a member of most of the international non-proliferation and multilateral export control regimes and having a law-based comprehensive export control system, has not fully complied with its non-proliferation obligations, which is evidenced by not only the US's sanctions on some Chinese entities for their weapons of mass destruction (WMD) related exports but also some external disclosures in this regard. Faced with these external pressures, China's responses have been both reactive and proactive. The rationale for China's mixed responses can be attributed to its security interest in preventing nuclear terrorism, geopolitical interests in South Asia, economic interests in procuring oil supplies, high-tech imports and missile export markets, in addition to its status interest in building a ‘responsible great power’ identity in the international community.

Citation

Wu, F. (2015). China’s responses to external pressures on Its WMD-related exports after 2004 : reactive and proactive. Journal of Contemporary China, 24(93), 511-530. https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2014.953855

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Oct 15, 2014
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Sep 4, 2020
• Journal: Journal of Contemporary China
• Print ISSN: 1067-0564
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-9400
• Publisher: Routledge
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 93
• Pages: 511-530
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2014.953855
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2014.953855
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