| ID | 139157 |
| Title Proper | Finlandization and the peaceful development of China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kivimaki, Timo |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The rise of China has brought about new considerations and a debate in East Asian security studies. Several of the countries neighbouring China have been probed for their degree of ‘Finlandization’, as manifest in excessive attentiveness to the interests of a neighbouring great power, due to the power asymmetry between the ‘Finlandized’ and the ‘Finlandizer’. This article will scrutinize Finlandization and determine to what extent the power relationship between Finland and the Soviet Union can be compared with the emerging power relationship that China’s East Asian neighbours will have to tackle. Furthermore, this article will seek from the Finnish experience lessons for East Asia on how to adapt to power realities without making the mistakes that Finland and the Soviet Union made in their relationship. China’s East Asian neighbours could learn how to avoid compromising their autonomy from Finland’s mistakes. They could also learn from Finnish realism how to tackle the security dilemma that the rise of Chinese power involves, and how to seek security in a way that would not make the rising great power feel any less secure. |
| `In' analytical Note | Chinese Journal of International Politics Vol. 8, No.2; Summer 2015: p.139-166 |
| Journal Source | Chinese Journal of International Politics Vol: 8 No 2 |
| Key Words | finland ; Great Power ; East Asian Security ; Security Dilemma ; Chinese Power ; Finlandization ; Peaceful Development of China ; China’s East Asian Neighbours |