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International Pressures, Strategic Preference, and Myanmar’s China Policy since 1988

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  1. Nian Peng

    1. National Institute for South China Sea Studies, Haikou, China

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  • Gives a theoretical explanation of Myanmar’s China policy in the Post-Cold War era by adopting a neo-classical realist apporach
  • Provides a comprehensive overview of the causes and changes in Myanmar’s China policy as well as Myanmar-China relations in different periods
  • Predictes the future direction of Myanmar’s China policy

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Nian Peng
    Pages 1-19

  3. Myanmar’s Contradictory Strategic Preference

    • Nian Peng
    Pages 21-35

  4. Swung to China: Myanmar’s China Policy (1988–2004)

    • Nian Peng
    Pages 37-68

  5. Alienated from China: Myanmar’s China Policy (2005–2010)

    • Nian Peng
    Pages 69-95

  6. Hedged Against China: Myanmar’s China Policy (2011–2015)

    • Nian Peng
    Pages 97-134

  7. Approached to China: Myanmar’s China Policy (2016–2020)

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    Pages 135-174

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 175-183
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About this book

This book mainly explored the driving forces and evolvement of Myanmar’s China policy since 1988 by adopting a neo-classical realist apporach, an emerging theoretical paradigm aiming at analyzing state’s foreign behaviour by connecting systemic and unit variables which refers to external environments and domestic restraints respectively. It is the first book that seeks to give a theoretical explanation of Myanmar’s diplomacy, thereby bridging the gap from basic research to the deep one with theories. It also introduced the concept of strategic preference and argued that the competing strategic preference that the Burmese leaders have, namely “integration” and “isolation”, determines Myanmar’s responses to China in the Post-Cold War era, which not only demonstrates the neo-classical realism as an useful instrument of looking into state’s foreign policy and deepens the understanding on Myanmar-China relations.The main content of this book is divided into seven parts, in which the first chapter introduces the background, the present study on Myanmar’s China policy and China’s Myanmar policy, the analytical framework, and the arrangement of the content. Chapter 2 focuses on the roots and changes of Myanmar’s competing strategic preference as well as its influences on Myanmar’s foreign policy.  The following four chapters examine the international pressures and benefits imposed by systemic imperatives, and Burmese leaders’ specific strategic preference since 1988, and investigate Myanmar’s policy towards China in different periods. Finally, it provides a comprehensive conclusion that outlines and reviews the origins and evolution of Myanmar’s China policy, and predicts its future directions.
This book is suitable for the graduates and experts who are interested in international relations, the Asian studies and neo-classical realism in particular, and Myanmar politics and foreign relations, as well as China’s relation with neighboring countries. 


Authors and Affiliations

  • National Institute for South China Sea Studies, Haikou, China

    Nian Peng

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: International Pressures, Strategic Preference, and Myanmar’s China Policy since 1988

  • Authors: Nian Peng

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7816-8

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7815-1Published: 09 September 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7818-2Published: 10 September 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-7816-8Published: 08 September 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 183

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Asian Politics, Area Studies, Diplomacy

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