Buffer Thinking in Chinese Foreign and Security Policy
The Reasoning behind China's Policies toward North Korea, Taiwan, and Mongolia
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2026
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-041-06155-7 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-041-06155-7 (ISBN)
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Chen examines China's unwavering foreign policy toward North Korea, Taiwan, and Mongolia, challenging conventional international relations theory. He introduces "buffer thinking"—a geopolitical mentality driving China to secure peripheral territories against potential rivals regardless of global power shifts.
Drawing from extensive historical evidence spanning decades, this book demonstrates how buffer thinking functions as an intervening variable that mediates the effects of systemic polarity changes on state behavior. The analysis reveals how this defensive mindset—synthesizing geographical sensitivity, threat perception, and traumatic historical memories—creates a security perimeter extending beyond China's borders. By blending realist perspectives with constructivist insights, it offers a nuanced theoretical framework explaining why China's behavior toward these three states remains "territorially conditional."
This is essential reading for international relations scholars and students of geopolitics seeking fresh analytical approaches to buffer state dynamics. It is also a valuable resource for policymakers and diplomats engaged with East Asian security issues who need insights into China's strategic calculations in contemporary great power competition.
Drawing from extensive historical evidence spanning decades, this book demonstrates how buffer thinking functions as an intervening variable that mediates the effects of systemic polarity changes on state behavior. The analysis reveals how this defensive mindset—synthesizing geographical sensitivity, threat perception, and traumatic historical memories—creates a security perimeter extending beyond China's borders. By blending realist perspectives with constructivist insights, it offers a nuanced theoretical framework explaining why China's behavior toward these three states remains "territorially conditional."
This is essential reading for international relations scholars and students of geopolitics seeking fresh analytical approaches to buffer state dynamics. It is also a valuable resource for policymakers and diplomats engaged with East Asian security issues who need insights into China's strategic calculations in contemporary great power competition.
Yu-Hua Chen is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of International Liberal Arts at Akita International University, Japan.
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
1. China’s Puzzling Behavioral Consistency
2. Buffer Thinking of China
3. The Case of Taiwan
4. The Case of North Korea
5. The Case of Mongolia
6. China’s Buffer Thinking: Its Meaning and Implications
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.4.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Politics in Asia |
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Tables, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-041-06155-2 / 1041061552 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-041-06155-7 / 9781041061557 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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