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Peaceful Rise

Peaceful Rise. What does this mean?. ‘Improved International Standing’ International Citizen Superpower. Interesting. Why?. “China needs to demonstrate to the world the unthreatening nature of its ascent and allay fears that its rise will damage Western interests.” Textbook, p 86.

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Peaceful Rise

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  1. Peaceful Rise

  2. What does this mean? • ‘Improved International Standing’ • International Citizen • Superpower

  3. Interesting

  4. Why? • “China needs to demonstrate to the world the unthreatening nature of its ascent and allay fears that its rise will damage Western interests.” • Textbook, p 86.

  5. Threats to ‘Peaceful Rise’ • 2008 – PRC vetoes UN resolution to sanction Zimbabwe • Hinders UN intervention in Darfur • Libya vote in 2011, allowed intervention • 2012 Syria intervention vetoed. • Human Rights Record

  6. Threats to ‘Peaceful Rise’ • 2011 Ai Wei Wei imprisoned • ‘Egypt’ no longer used in search engines in China. • Chen Guangcheng US embassy asylum debacle.

  7. Threats to ‘Peaceful Rise’ • Spratly Islands (see Wiki for articles on this) • Support of North Korea

  8. Fill in the Grid

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