02689nam 2200601 a 450 991082717420332120240410184237.00-8330-4354-40-585-38413-4(CKB)111004368714980(SSID)ssj0000121358(PQKBManifestationID)12017762(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000121358(PQKBWorkID)10109916(PQKB)10115042(Au-PeEL)EBL3031497(CaPaEBR)ebr2004613(OCoLC)923689191(MiAaPQ)EBC3031497(EXLCZ)9911100436871498019990914d1999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrChina's arms sales[electronic resource] motivations and implications /Daniel L. Byman, Roger Cliff1st ed.Santa Monica, CA RAND1999xiii, 60 pAt head of title: Project Air Force."Prepared for the United States Air Force.""MR-1119-AF"--P. [4] of cover.0-8330-2776-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-60).PREFACE -- PROJECT AIR FORCE -- SUMMARY -- CHINAÌS PRIMARY CUSTOMERS -- MOTIVATIONS -- SOURCES OF RESTRAINT -- POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- EXPLAINING CHINAÌS ARMS TRANSFERS -- CHINAÌS PRINCIPAL ARMS TRANSFER RELATIONSHIPS -- Iran -- Iraq -- Pakistan -- North Korea -- Myanmar -- Thailand -- RECIPIENT COUNTRY DEMAND -- BEIJINGÌS INCENTIVES -- ChinaÌs Foreign Policy Interests -- Commercial Motivations for Arms Transfers -- POSSIBLE CONSTRAINTS ON CHINAÌS ARMS TRANSFERS -- BEIJINGÌS ABILITY TO CONTROL ARMS TRANSFERS -- BEIJINGÌS ATTITUDES TOWARD ARMS SALES AND PROLIFERATION -- ChinaÌs Degree of Adherence to Nonproliferation Regimes -- U.S. Ability to Influence Beijing -- IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES -- IMPLICATIONS OF UNPREVENTABLE TRANSFERS -- FINAL WORDS -- AN OVERVIEW OF CHINAÌS ARMS SALES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.Arms transfersChinaChinaMilitary policyChinaMilitary relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesMilitary relationsChinaArms transfers382/.456234/9051Byman Daniel1967-720316Cliff Roger885437Project Air Force (U.S.)United States.Air Force.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827174203321China's arms sales4086700UNINA