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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220132803321

Autore

Swaine Michael D

Titolo

Interpreting China's grand strategy : past, present, and future / / Michael D. Swaine, Ashley J. Tellis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2000

ISBN

0-585-37583-6

1-282-45108-1

9786612451089

0-8330-4830-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Collana

Project Air Force

Altri autori (Persone)

TellisAshley J

Disciplina

355.033051

Soggetti

National security - China

China Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"MR-1121-AF."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-272) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Contents; Maps, Figures, and Table; Summary; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; Chronology of Chinese History; Chapter One - China as a National Security Concern; Chapter Two - China's Security Problem; Chapter Three - The Historical Context; Border Defense and Periphery Control; Fluctuations in Periphery Control and Regime Boundaries; The Use of Force; The Use of Noncoercive Security Strategies; The Influence of Domestic Leadersip Politics; Chapter Four - China's Current Security Strategy: Features and Implications; Factors Shaping China's Calculative Security Strategy

The Major Guiding Tenets and Policies of China's Calculative Security StrategyBenefits and Risks; Chapter Five - China Faces the Future: the Far Term; Assessing the ""Natural"" Longevity of the Calculative Strategy; Beyond the Calculative Strategy; Chapter Six - Conclusions; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

China's continuing rapid economic growth and expanding involvement in global affairs pose major implications for the power structure of the international system. To more accurately and fully assess the significance of China's emergence for the United States and the global community, it is necessary to gain a more complete understanding of



Chinese security thought and behavior. This study addresses such questions as: What are China's most fundamental national security objectives? How has the Chinese state employed force and diplomacy in the pursuit of these objectives over the centuries? What s