China as Nuclear Power and its UN Security Council Membership

The Dilemma of Non-Proliferation Policies and Veto Power

Seminararbeit , 2011 , 21 Seiten , Note: 1,0 (CH: 6,0)

Politik - Thema: Internationale Organisationen

Since 1964, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is a nuclear power and its government increasingly became the internationally acknowledged and legitimate bearer of power. In 1971, the PRC replaced the Taiwanese representatives in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The PRC is now one of five permanent members in the UNSC and seemingly holds this status due to its possession of nuclear weapons. Thus, is it true that China’s permanent UNSC-membership stalls improvements in complying with disarmament and non-proliferation policies? George Tsebelis’ theory (Veto Players) supports the finding of an answer.

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Theory and History

3 Chinese Nuclear and Veto Power
3.1 Chinese Multilateralism
3.2 Nuclear Weapons and Non-Proliferation Policies
3.3 Organisational Matters in the UNSC

4 Conclusion

5 Bibliography
5.1 Printed Sources
5.2 Internet Sources
5.3 Secondary Literature

6 Appendix
6.1 Index of Abbreviations
6.2 Index of Figures and Tables

• Hochschule: Universität Zürich (Institut für Politikwissenschaft)
• Veranstaltung: Seminar "International Politics of East Asia"
• Note: 1,0 (CH: 6,0)
• Autor: M.A. Manuel Irman (Autor:in)
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
• Seiten: 21
• Katalognummer: V181143
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656042051
• ISBN (Buch): 9783656041818
• Sprache: Englisch
• Schlagworte: China, United Nations, UN Security Council, UN General Assembly, Veto Power, Veto Players, Nuclear Weapons, Cold War, Disarmament, Non-proliferation, P5, USA, USSR, Russia, United Kingdom, France, George Tsebelis, Winset, Core, PRC, ROC, International Relations, International Organizations, Agenda-setter, Multilateralism, Tit-for-tat, PLA, UNSC Reform, WMD