Communist China's Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations Research - in View of the National Interest

• Main Author: 于成森
• Other Authors: 朱新民
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/53334145707030615777

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 外交學系戰略與國際事務碩士在職專班 === 101 === National interests is a variety of requirements for a nation’s to pursuit a long-terns survival and development which mainly manifested in promoting national prosperity and economic, seeking comprehensive national strength and international status, also to maintaining sovereignty and territorial integrity, and safeguarding traditional culture value, etc. National interests for China is a safe, economic, political, cultural and other elements combination when it’s been satisfied and maintenance that national security can be protected. After the Cold War, although the international situation tends to moderate but not peaceful, because of armed conflicts and local conflicts hard to calm down and threat to the national security and regional stability that also caused United Nations have to performed more and more international peacekeeping missions in the global world. UN "peacekeeping" operation is based on Security Council resolutions, dispatched arm forces or military observers to the dispute nation or conflict area by monitoring the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and through persuade the parties of conflict to negotiate and to eliminate conflicts and wars, and ultimately through political means seeking to resolve disputes or conflicts. Peacekeeping operations are an alternative dispute settlement mechanism, it is neither fair referee disputes resolved, nor is it mandatory handling inter-state wars or conflicts. China as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, certainly have a responsibilities and obligations for assisting the Council to take action to maintain international order and peace. With its strength increase, also in international affairs assume more responsibility, to avoid the formation of international gossip, Therefore, In order to participate in international peacekeeping operations in the name of the surface to contribute to world peace and regional stability, national strength, actually strive for international development conditions, maintain overseas interests, change the negative perception of the international community for its view to shaping a responsible image, enhance national status and international influence.