From Non-Participation to “Shared Future” Vision — China’s Involvement in the United Nations

Tijanić, Jovana (2024) From Non-Participation to “Shared Future” Vision — China’s Involvement in the United Nations. In: The 4rd “Dialogues on China” International Academic Conference: Harvesting the winds of change: China and the global actors. Institute of International Politics and Economics, Belgrade, pp. 45-56. ISBN 978-86-7067-339-7

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Abstract

China has been one of the founding state parties of the United Nations (UN), the biggest and most important international organisation since the end of the Second World War. China is also one of the five permanent members of the Security Council. The purpose of this paper is to give a historical overview of China in the United Nations. This paper will address China’s involvement in the UN establishment, its re-entry into the organisation, and its work within the United Nations. As opposed to the previous decades, when China decided to abstain from most of the UN business and act silently, China’s influence is rising. Even so, China declared itself the leader of the Global South and promoted itself as a world peace and stability builder. Its influence in the UN is viewed through the rise of peacekeeping funding and sending personnel to peacekeeping operations. It is also noticeable in the overall funding of the United Nations since China is now the second-biggest donor after the United States of America. The expected result of this paper is an overall picture of China in the United Nations and a better understanding of its diplomacy and future goals, such as a shared future vision and governance that China is pursuing.

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