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Introduction -- The ins and outs of sovereignty -- Sovereignty in the discourse of the Chinese Communist Party -- National rights, human rights, and the rule of law -- Human rights and membership in international society -- China and the world trading system : the WTO and beyond -- Taiwan and the concept of territorial sovereignty -- Conclusion: China and international society

Im Wettbewerb der Finanzmärkte nehmen Offshore-Finanzzentren wie Guernsey und Luxemburg eine Sonderstellung ein: Finanzinnovationen sowie liberale Rechtsvorschriften eignen sich dazu, Finanzunternehmen zur Auslagerung bestimmter Tätigkeitsfelder in Finanzplätze zu bewegen, die nicht in traditionellen Wirtschaftszentren, sondern offshore liegen. Die Beurteilung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der europäischen Offshore-Zentren setzt beim Vergleich ihrer Standortkonditionen an. Wie das Beispiel Luxemburg zeigt, sind Offshore-Zentren selbst in supranationalen Strukturen wie der EU möglich, wo Finanzmarktliberalisierung und Rechtsangleichung forciert vorangetrieben werden. Von den europäischen und internationalen Harmonisierungsbemühungen geht zugleich eine Sogwirkung auf Dritte (z. B. die Kanalinseln) aus, die am Zustandekommen dieser Regelwerke nicht beteiligt sind. Der Tendenz der Übernahme internationaler Onshore-Aufsichtsstandards durch Offshore-Zentren (offshore follows onshore) steht dabei im Bereich der Produktinnovation die umgekehrte Entwicklung zum onshore follows offshore gegenüber. Die europäischen Offshore-Finanzzentren werden auch zukünftig wettbewerbsfähig sein, wenn sie sich den internationalen Herausforderungen stellen. Hierzu zählt einerseits das Festhalten an einem liberalen Steuersystem. Auf der anderen Seite gehört aber auch die Bereitschaft dazu, angemessene Finanzmarktaufsichtsregeln zu übernehmen. Dies kann - wie im Falle Luxemburgs - im Wege supranationaler Zusammenarbeit geschehen oder, wie das Beispiel der Kanalinsel Guernsey zeigt, durch freiwilligen, den Bedürfnissen des Offshore-Zentrums angepaßten Nachvollzug internationaler Aufsichtsstandards.

What would it mean to construct a post-imperial discipline rather than a 'post-Western' one? 'Post-imperial' means addressing the ways in which colonial empires divided the world into separate realms of human capability and thought. The binary categories of Western and Eastern, or Western and non-Western, represent one such way of dividing the world according to an imperial imaginary. Rather than merely excluding, these divisions created justifications for local universalisms and power structures. Yet, many anti-Eurocentric scholars now make use of these categories in order to argue for fixed epistemic differences between Western and non-Western populations. Accordingly, I critique the imperial division of the world by drawing on the intellectual trajectories of two thinkers who struggled against empire in the 20th century: WEB Du Bois and Frantz Fanon. Du Bois and Fanon were both aware of how ethnic and cultural foundations for politics could reproduce imperial order, and, therefore, offer potential alternatives to Western/non-Western ontologies. This includes recognising that representations of difference are processual, determined by strategic necessity, and subject to incentives to represent difference within hierarchical institutions. This article builds on recent studies in International Relations and other disciplines to think through the legacies of empire in knowledge production, and to push towards more historical and relational approaches to world political and social inquiry.

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As an expression of China's eagerness to modernize its foreign policy in line with the modified global conditions at the start of the 21st century, a new official Chinese foreign policy doctrine has emerged -- the theory of "peaceful rise." After the top echelon of the Chinese leadership have adopted this doctrine, now it is being peddled to the international public. The fundamental tenet of the theory of "peaceful rise" is that a vigorous long-term growth of Chinese economy & China's affirmation in the arena of international relations does not represent a regional or global threat; on the contrary, China's rise may be good for its neighbors (by bringing economic opportunity & strengthening their security) & the global community in general. After the successful resolution in the 1990s of the border disputes with Russia, Kazakhstan & Tajikistan, & the settlement of the issue of the land border with Vietnam, China has directed its efforts to the resolution of the remaining territorial disputes with Japan & India. China joined the ASEAN in October 2003, a sign of the continued improvement of China's relations with the countries in this region. China has also been very keen on improving its -- primarily economic -- relations with Russia & Japan that will bring economic benefits to all the parties. It is interesting that most China's neighbors, unlike the countries of the EU & the US, have a trade surplus with China. China's most important bilateral relation, that with the US, has been marked with the strategic rapprochement of those two great powers after "September 11" concerning the fight against international terrorism, but is nevertheless still burdened with an array of troublesome issues: Taiwan, criticisms of China due to its violation of human rights & intellectual property, the huge American trade deficit with China. The main challenges to the process of China's "peaceful rise" are the following: the imbalance of its economic growth, particularly its overdependence on exports, the deteriorated relationships with Taiwan after President Chen Shui-bian, a strong advocate of Taiwan's independence, won the 2000 elections. The author concludes that the Chinese foreign policy doctrine of "peaceful rise" is a welcome effort to allay the fears that have been fueled by China's prominence & to explain its new role in international relations. 12 References. Adapted from the source document.

Using a mixed methods approach, this book examines the role played by regional organisations (ROs) following the occurrence of a coup d'état. It analyses which factors influence the strength of reactions demonstrated by ROs and explores which different post-coup solutions ROs pursue.