Helping to keep the peace (Albeit reluctantly): China's recent stance on sovereignty and multilateral intervention

Pacific Affairs

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-27

  Carlson, Allen ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN POLICY; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; SOVEREIGNTY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 4344634656     PISSN: 0030851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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