Chinese reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

• Název práce v češtině: Reakce Číny na ruskou invazi na Ukrajinu roku 2022
• Název v anglickém jazyce: Chinese reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
• Klíčová slova: Rusko, Čína, válka na Ukrajině, Neoklasický realismus, vyvažování moci, politika nevměšování
• Klíčová slova anglicky: Russia, China, war in Ukraine, Neoclassical realism, balance of power, non-interventionism
• Akademický rok vypsání: 2021/2022
• Typ práce: diplomová práce
• Jazyk práce: angličtina
• Ústav: Katedra bezpečnostních studií (23-KBS)
• Vedoucí / školitel: Aliaksei Kazharski, Ph.D.
• Řešitel: skrytý - zadáno vedoucím/školitelem
• Datum přihlášení: 30.06.2022
• Datum zadání: 30.06.2022
• Datum a čas obhajoby: 19.06.2024 09:00
• Místo konání obhajoby: Areál Jinonice, B330, 330, seminární místnost IPS
• Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: 30.04.2024
• Datum proběhlé obhajoby: 19.06.2024
• Oponenti: Mgr. Michal Šenk

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Předběžná náplň práce

Hlavním cílem diplomové práce "Reakce Číny na ruskou invazi na Ukrajinu roku 2022" je zjistit, zda a jak válka na Ukrajině ovlivnila čínsko-ruské vztahy. Z toho důvodu se práce zaměřuje na výzkumnou otázku: "Proč se Čína navzdory své dlouholeté tradici politiky nevměšování nepostavila proti ruské invazi na Ukrajinu?". Pro zodpovězení této otázky článek obsahuje komplexní analýzu vývoje moderních čínsko-ruských vztahů, jejich sbližujících a odstředivých tendencí, historie a významu čínské politiky nevměšování a ukazatelů dokládajících úzkou čínsko-ruskou spolupráci navzdory probíhajícímu válečnému konfliktu na Ukrajině. Sledované ukazatele se skládají ze společných vojenských cvičení, počtu oficiálních návštěv, oficiálních prohlášení a vnímaných vzorců chování v Radě bezpečnosti OSN. Všechny tyto faktory budou následně analyzovány prizmatem neoklasického realismu. Výsledky studie naznačují částečně slábnoucí význam politiky nevměšování, který může být převážen kalkulacemi nákladů a přínosů. V důsledku toho byl učiněn závěr, že zmíněná logika rovnováhy moci a snaha o maximalizaci státní moci jsou motorem čínsko-ruského sbližování i po ruské invazi.

Předběžná náplň práce v anglickém jazyce

The main objective of Diploma Thesis: “Chinese reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine” is to determine whether and how has the war in Ukraine influenced Sino-Russian relations. To determine this, the paper focuses on a research question: “Why did China not oppose Russia’s invasion of Ukraine despite its long-lasting tradition of non-interference policy?". To answer the question, the paper contains a complex analysis of the evolution of the modern Sino-Russian relations, its converging and diverging tendencies, the history and relevance of the Chinese policy of non-interventionism and indicators proving close Sino-Russian cooperation despite the ongoing war effort. The tracked indicators are composed of joint-military exercises, number of official visits, official statements, and perceived patterns of behaviour in the UN Security Council. All of these factors would subsequently be analysed through the prism of Neoclassical realism. The results of the study indicate the partially fading importance of the non-interference policy, which can be outweighed by the realist cost/benefit calculations. Consequently, the said balance of power logic and attempts to maximalise state power were concluded to be the motor behind the post-invasion Sino-Russian rapprochement.