Sino-Vatican Negotiations: problems in sovereign right and national security

This article, in the context of sovereignty, discusses problems put to China and the Vatican in their long course of negotiations (1987-) which aim at a reconciliation. China's past experience in negotiating with major powers (US and Great Britain) are reviewed while the Vatican's aim of n...

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Published inThe Journal of contemporary China Vol. 25; no. 99; pp. 467 - 482
Main Authors Leung, Beatrice, Wang, Marcus J. J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 03.05.2016
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Chinese
International relations
National security
Negotiation
Politics
Social unrest
Sovereignty
China
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Summary:This article, in the context of sovereignty, discusses problems put to China and the Vatican in their long course of negotiations (1987-) which aim at a reconciliation. China's past experience in negotiating with major powers (US and Great Britain) are reviewed while the Vatican's aim of negotiating a concordat is also explained. The societal factors from the current Chinese political landscape, including social unrest as well as the Taiwan factor, are reviewed to identify problems in the 'Sino-Vatican negotiations'.
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ISSN:1067-0564
1469-9400
DOI:10.1080/10670564.2015.1104921