Relational Governance Path of Humanitarian Involvement and"Constructive Engagement":A Case Study of China's Engagement in Resolving the Myanmar Crisis
Since the post-Cold War era,humanitarian involvement has been a significant global political phenomenon that has generated debate on both a philosophical and practical level.With China's beginning to engage actively in regional humanitarian crises,an important strategic question has emerged:how to explain the theoretical distinctions between Chinese and Western modes of humanitarian involvement,as well as how to define the Chinese model more clearly.By analyzing humanitarian involvement concepts and comparing practices in China and the West,this paper concludes that the Western model and China's"constructive engagement"represent two distinct governance paths:rule-based governance and relational governance.The former exceeds its authority and violates the principle of sovereignty,whereas the latter benefits the country at issue by respecting its sovereignty.To understand the meaning and logic of"constructive engagement,"this study develops an analytical framework of relational governance and illustrates it with the example of China's"constructive engagement"in Myanmar.According to the paperwork,China's"constructive engagement"in Myanmar is motivated primarily by safeguarding co-interest.China's approach is conductive to promoting the building of trust among all parties in Myanmar.Furthermore,China is committed to the principle of comfort and works to create long-term favorable conditions for resolving the situation.As an extension and innovation of the paradigm of international humanitarian involvement,"constructive engagement"proposes a more acceptable and feasible solution to global human rights governance.