Sovereignty in China’s Perspective

Yonghong Yang studied Law at the Southwest University of Political Science and Law in Chongqing, China, and earned a Master of International Trade Law as well as a Master of International and European Law at the University of Amsterdam. At the University of Marburg she achieved a PhD and works as an Associate Professor at the Southwest University of Political Science and Law.

• Sovereignty in Ancient China – Tributary system – Tianxia Order – Wufu System – Chinese Traditional World Order – Modern Sovereignty in the Late Qing Dynasty – Traditional Nationalism in China – Hua and Yi Distinction – State’s Sovereignty – People’s Sovereignty – Nationalism on the Sovereignty of Contemporary China – «Great Unification» – China’s Perspective on Humanitarian Intervention – China’s Endorsement of RtoP – China’s Aids to Africa – China’s Peacekeeping Operations – Core National Interest – Non-intervention – «One state, two systems» – One China Policy – Equal Sovereignty – Comparison between European and Chinese Perspectives on Sovereignty