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Chińska Republika Ludowa a Półwysep Koreański. Współczesne zagrożenia bezpieczeństwa Chin w obliczu napięć międzykoreańskich, ryzyka nuklearnego i zaangażowania Stanów Zjednoczonych na Półwyspie

Publication date: 23.12.2023

Wschodnioznawstwo (Eastern Studies), 2023, Volume 17, pp. 261 - 285

https://doi.org/10.4467/20827695WSC.23.015.18733

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Julia Tyburska
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Chińska Republika Ludowa a Półwysep Koreański. Współczesne zagrożenia bezpieczeństwa Chin w obliczu napięć międzykoreańskich, ryzyka nuklearnego i zaangażowania Stanów Zjednoczonych na Półwyspie

Abstract

W ostatnich latach polityczne i militarne zaangażowanie Chińskiej Republiki Ludowej w Azji Wschodniej wzrosło, a napięcia na Półwyspie Koreańskim wpłynęły na poczucie bezpieczeństwa Chin. Ten artykuł omawia strategię bezpieczeństwa Chin w regionie z naciskiem na Półwysep Koreański. Skupia się na współczesnych zagrożeniach dla bezpieczeństwa narodowego Chin, które mogą wyniknąć ze strony Półwyspu Koreańskiego. Jego celem jest przeanalizowanie trzech istotnych kwestii zagrażających chińskiemu bezpieczeństwu: programu nuklearnego Korei Północnej, obecności Stanów Zjednoczonych na Półwyspie Koreańskim oraz napięć w stosunkach międzykoreańskich. Wszystkie te zagrożenia są ze sobą sprzężone i implikują się wzajemnie.


The People’s Republic of China and the Korean Peninsula. Contemporary threats to China’s security in the face of inter‑Korean tensions, nuclear risk, and U.S. involvement on the peninsula

 

The People’s Republic of China’s political and military involvement in East Asia has increased in recent years, and tensions on the Korean Peninsula have affected China’s security. This article examines China’s security strategy in the region with a focus on the Korean Peninsula. It focuses on contemporary threats to China’s national security that may come from the Korean Peninsula. It aims to analyze three major issues that threaten Chinese security: North Korea’s nuclear program, the U.S. presence on the Korean Peninsula, and tensions in inter‑Korean relations. All of these threats are intertwined and implicate each other.

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Chińska Republika Ludowa a Półwysep Koreański. Współczesne zagrożenia bezpieczeństwa Chin w obliczu napięć międzykoreańskich, ryzyka nuklearnego i zaangażowania Stanów Zjednoczonych na Półwyspie

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The People’s Republic of China and the Korean Peninsula. Contemporary threats to China’s security in the face of inter‑Korean tensions, nuclear risk, and U.S. involvement on the peninsula

Published at: 23.12.2023

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