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100			_aDUBEN Bjorn Alexander _eAuthor
245			_aThe “sovereignty paradox” in China’s response to the Russia-Ukraine war/ _cBjörn Alexander Düben, Hangwei Li
260			_c2024
520			_aThis article analyzes China’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in light of its long-standing advocacy for state sovereignty and territorial integrity. It outlines Beijing’s reaction to the invasion, examining its political and diplomatic responses, the official discourse and prevalent narratives about Ukraine in China, as well as the recent growth of Sino-Russian economic and military cooperation. In order to contextualize Beijing’s position, the article summarizes the key tenets of China’s foreign policy, concluding that the single most strongly and persistently advocated principle among these is the assertion of state sovereignty, territorial integrity and non-interference. The subsequent analysis contrasts China’s (non-)response to the violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity with its extremely vocal opposition to previous encroachments on state sovereignty, particularly as they pertain to China itself. It associates this “sovereignty paradox” with the fundamentally Realist (rather than normative) nature of China’s foreign policy calculus vis-à-vis Russia and Ukraine.
598			_aCHINA, RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR, SOVEREIGNTY, TERRITORIAL INTERGRITY, GLOBAL SOUTH
650			_aCHINA
650			_aSOVEREIGNTY
650			_aGLOBAL SOUTH
700			_aHANGWEI Li
773			_gContemporary Security Policy, Volume 45, Number 4, October 2024, Page 570-584
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13523260.2024.2391262 _zClick here for full text
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