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Understanding China's nuclear non-proliferation policy |
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by Nichols, Patti J. |
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China's nuclear-export activities appear to contradict |
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its official non-proliferation policy. Scrutiny of |
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China's nuclear exports and non- proliferation |
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commitments indicate an adherence to strict \\"letter-of- |
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the-law\\" obligations. Yet, China's commitment to the |
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norms and values of the non- proliferation regime is |
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controversial. The difference between China's legal |
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obligations and the international norms of acceptable |
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export behavior is a function of the ambiguity inherent |
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in international treaties and agreements. Stephen Meyer's |
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motivational hypothesis is used to evaluate China's |
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nuclear- export decision-making process. China's |
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motivational profile created by the combination of 16 |
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incentives and disincentives on one hand, and |
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international and domestic conditions on the other. Two |
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case studies are used to illustrate that this profile is |
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not static. As environmental conditions and China's |
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national priorities change, so does China's motivational |
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profile. in the past, U. S. attempts to alter China's |
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nuclear-export activities were successful when the |
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targeted changes were congruent with China's national |
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priorities. For the United States to influence China's |
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future nuclear-export activities, it must first |
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understand China's national priorities and determine the |
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corresponding export motivations that influence China's |
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decision-making process. The United States should then |
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work to change conditions, which would shift the balance |
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of incentives and disincentives, thereby changing the |
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outcome of China's cost- benefit calculus |
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Date Published: 2021-01-31 15:49:06 |
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Identifier: understandingchi109459100 |
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Item Size: 233094946 |
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Language: English |
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Media Type: texts |
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# Topics |
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China |
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People's Republic of China |
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Non-proliferation |
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United States |
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Nuclear Proliferation |
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Foreign Policy |
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Pakistan |
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Iran |
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) |
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International Atomic Energy Agency |
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Nuclear Suppliers Group |
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Zangger Committee |
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