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1 online resource (xx, 283 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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data file rda |
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Project Air Force |
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Project Air Force report.
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Ch. 1: China as a national security concern -- ch. 2: China's security problem -- ch. 3: The historical context -- ch. 4: China's current security strategy -- ch. 5: China faces the future: the far term -- ch. 6: Conclusions. |
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"MR-1121-AF." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-272) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
China -- Military policy.
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National security -- China.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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Military policy. (OCoLC)fst01021386
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National security. (OCoLC)fst01033711
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China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
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Veiligheidspolitiek.
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Strategische aspecten.
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| Added Author |
Tellis, Ashley J., author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Swaine, Michael D. Interpreting China's grand strategy. Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2000 0833028154 (DLC) 00025086 (OCoLC)43499521 |
| ISBN |
0585375836 (electronic bk.) |
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9780585375830 (electronic bk.) |
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9780833048301 (electronic bk.) |
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0833048309 (electronic bk.) |
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0833027670 (electronic bk.) |
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9780833027672 (electronic bk.) |
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