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

• Superior document: Project Air Force
• Author: Swaine, Michael D.
• TeilnehmendeR: Tellis, Ashley J.
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Language: English
• Series: Project Air Force report.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Notes: "MR-1121-AF."

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

Table of 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

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