War in Ukraine from China’s Perspective: Limited Options for State that Cannot Reject Existing Policies

IF 0.3 Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Kawashima Shin
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As the war in Ukraine becomes protracted, there is discourse comparing China and Russia as tyrannical states versus states based on the principles of democracy. However, while China appears to support Russia’s opposition to NATO’s eastward expansion, it abstained from voting on the resolution condemning Russia in the UN General Assembly, and, at the same time, China has shown consideration for Ukraine by saying that it values sovereignty and that Ukraine is no exception. China’s response seems by no means simple. This article analyzes China’s views of the war in Ukraine with a focus on domestic policy options in 2022, a special year of personnel changes and political “special appointments,” while attempting to deal with an increase in Novel Coronavirus cases and reaching the government’s growth target. It then describes the main principles of Chinese diplomacy and its vision of the world. Internationally, China and Russia have maintained a strong relationship even during the war in Ukraine but it is difficult to agree that China and Russia are monolithic. Finally, the article discusses how Japan-China relations have been affected and some of the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region that have been revealed by the war in Ukraine.
中国视角下的乌克兰战争:不能拒绝现有政策的国家的有限选择
随着乌克兰战争的旷日持久,有人将中国和俄罗斯比作专制国家,而不是基于民主原则的国家。然而,尽管中国似乎支持俄罗斯反对北约东扩,但它在联合国大会上对谴责俄罗斯的决议投了弃权票。与此同时,中国表示重视乌克兰的主权,乌克兰也不例外。中国的反应似乎绝非简单。本文分析了中国对乌克兰战争的看法,重点关注2022年的国内政策选择,这是人事变动和政治“特别任命”的特殊年份,同时试图应对新型冠状病毒病例的增加并实现政府的增长目标。然后介绍了中国外交的主要原则及其对世界的看法。在国际上,即使在乌克兰战争期间,中国和俄罗斯也保持着牢固的关系,但很难同意中国和俄罗斯是铁板一块的。最后,文章讨论了日中关系如何受到影响,以及乌克兰战争暴露出的印太地区面临的一些挑战。
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