Publication

This briefing paper was originally presented by Bernardo Mariani, Saferworld's China Programme Manager, at an international conference on ‘China’s Engagement in Non-Traditional Security: Challenges and Opportunities for UK-Military Cooperation’ hosted by the Institute of Asia Pacific Studies (IAPS) of the University of Nottingham and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), 21 September 2011. The briefing looks at what motivates China to provide peacekeepers and who benefits. It then assesses the shifting balance between China's official policy of non-interference against the need for constructive engagement and if this dynamic is shifting.