Re-interpreting China's non-intervention policy towards Myanmar: Leverage, interest and intervention

Journal of Contemporary China

Volumn 18, Issue 61, 2009, Pages 617-637

  Li, Hak Yin ^a   Zheng, Yongnian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; FOREIGN POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; MILITARY INTERVENTION; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL RELATIONS; POWER RELATIONS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MYANMAR; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 70449822940     PISSN: 10670564     EISSN: 14699400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10670560903033901     Document Type: Article

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