Peace operations / Comment
China and the United Nations peace missions
09/10/2008 By Xulio Ríos
China is ever increasing its participation in United Nations peace missions. This decision has not been taken by chance. Quite on the contrary, it bears witness to the significant change in China’s perception of the outside world ever since the end of the isolation of the Maoist period.
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The Chinese presence in peace operations in the Middle East, Haiti, East Timor and especially in Africa is having a positive impact globally. However, such a presence not only stems from a well-intentioned and disinterested disposition to contribute to global peace. Rather, it is also conditioned by China’s need to access certain strategic resources, gain political influence and improve its global image.
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Bio author: Xulio Ríos
Director of the Observatory of Chinese Politics, a project promoted by the Galician Institute of International Analysis and Documentation (IGADI) and Casa Asia. Xulio Ríos is also Coordinator of the Ibero-American Network of Sinology, Adviser to the Casa Asia and Lecturer at the Institute of Graduate Studies.
