International Peace and Security and the Cooperation Between China and the EU in the UNSC
China and the EU both strongly support the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) central role in coping with global threats and challenges and in safeguarding international peace and security. However, China and the EU have so far had only limited coop
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International Peace and Security and the Cooperation Between China and the EU in the UNSC Cheng Weidong
Abstract China and the EU both strongly support the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) central role in coping with global threats and challenges and in safeguarding international peace and security. However, China and the EU have so far had only limited cooperation in the UNSC. This report analyzes the major factors which may affect the cooperation between China and the EU, such as the EU’s status in the UN, the preferential gap between China and the EU in the UN and their different perceptions of some basic international principles. It also explores the possible areas for and the objectives, ways and principles of cooperation between China and the EU in the UNSC. It draws a conclusion that although cooperation between China and the EU does exist in certain fields, there are still disparities and there is a long way to go before forming profound and comprehensive cooperation between the two sides.
Keywords China The european union The united nations security council International peace International security
Compared with economic and trade relations, the security issue was a relatively marginal issue in China-EU relations for a long time. This was attributable to the following two aspects: first, China and the EU did not directly pose any security threat to each other, nor was either side a security provider for each other; second, on international security affairs, the powers, functions and role of the EU were limited and China-EU cooperation was subject to restrictions from the EU’s qualification as the subject of security before the Treaty of Amsterdam came into force. However, after the EU incorporated the Petersburg Tasks into the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1997, in particular the EU adopted the European Security Strategy in 2003, both China and the EU increasingly emphasized bilateral cooperation on the international security issue under a multilateral framework, especially cooperation in the UN Security Council. Overall, the two sides both cooperate and disagree in the UN Security Council on international security issues; this is also the ordinary C. Weidong (&) Institute of European Studies, CASS, Beijing, China © Social Sciences Academic Press and Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2017 H. Zhou (ed.), China-EU Relations, Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path, DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-1145-0_5
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situation in which international peace and security affairs are handled among members of the UN Security Council, both permanent members and nonpermanent members.
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Foundation and Willingness for China-EU Cooperation in the UN Security Council
Both sides are willing and dedicated to promoting cooperation in the UN Security Council on international peace and security issues, which is partly due to their common understanding of how to strengthen international peace and security, partly attributable to a mutual understanding and recognition of
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