Geopolitical Analysis of China’s Security Policy in Asia-Pacific

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Geopolitical Analysis of China’s Security Policy in Asia-Pacific

Myo Min Thein , 2017, International University of Japan

Introduction

In the past, China has significantly cooperated in regional security on specific issues. These include resolving in the Cambodia conflict, supporting and participating in East Timor by peacekeeping efforts, and trying to help further nuclear non-proliferation on the Korean peninsula and so on. Moreover, China has also initiated the anti-terrorism effort in Central Asia through the Shanghai Security Cooperation Agreement.[1]  Today, China has to become a most powerful nation in Asia. Economically, in 2013, the Chinese economy was approximately 60 % of the size of the U.S. economy.[2]  Many commentators believe that the Chinese economy will be closer to 80 % of the size of the U.S. economy in 2020. Due to the increasing of the economy, it will be possible for the Chinese government to divert substantial funds to high-technology projects in defence and other advanced technological endeavours. Typically, as the growing economy and China’s interest in the global distribution of power, China is going to be increasingly involved in East Asia and Asia-Pacific regional initiatives.[3] On January 2017, China explicated its position on Asia-Pacific security through its first white paper.[4]

So, the purpose of the study is to analysis the current China’s Security Policy in Asia-Pacific with the perspective of geopolitics, and the research question is how China’s security policy in Asia-Pacific does? This paper will focus on China’s Asia-Pacific security policy by using the geopolitical analysis, as well as will realise on the statecraft of China and its diplomatic behaviours in the Asia-Pacific region.