China’s assertiveness in the South and East China Sea: a constructivist approach

• Anna Llanos-Antczak ^[1] ; Pathummaly Phommachanh
  1. [1] University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw
• Localización: Revista mexicana de ciencias políticas y sociales, ISSN 2448-492X, ISSN-e 0185-1918, Vol. 67, Nº. 244, 2022, págs. 23-43
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.22201/fcpys.2448492xe.2022.244.71189
• Títulos paralelos:
  • La asertividad de China en los Mares del Sur y del Este de China: un acercamiento constructivista
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  • español

    El presente artículo tiene como objetivo discutir la cuestión de la asertividad de China en Los Mares del Sur y del Este de China dentro del marco constrictivista, ya que el poder económico (liberalismo) y el poder militar (realismo) no son suficientes para explicar la complejidad del problema. Tiene como objetivo responder a la siguiente pregunta: ¿Cómo se presta el enfoque constructivista a la comprensión de la asertividad de China en el caso de las disputas territoriales del Mar del Este y del Sur de China? También explorará las siguientes hipótesis: la percepción de la identidad victimizada lleva a China a ser asertiva en la disputa del Mar del Sur de China y la percepción de agresividad en el comportamiento de Japón (como en el pasado) provoca que China sea asertiva en la disputa del Mar del Este de China.

  • English

    This article aims to discuss the issue of China’s assertiveness in the South and East China Seas within the constrictivist framework, as economic (liberalism) and military power (realism) are not sufficient to explain the complexity of the problem. It aims to answer the following question: How does the constructivist approach lend itself to the understanding of China’s assertiveness in the case of the South and the East China Sea territorial disputes? It will also explore the following hypotheses: the victimized identity perception leads China to be assertive in the South China Sea dispute and the perception of Japan’s behavior as aggressive (as in the past) provokes China to be assertive in the East China Sea dispute.

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