| Interpreting China's Grand Strategy: Past, Present, and Future Contributor(s): Swaine, Michael D. (Author), Tellis, Ashley J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0833028154 ISBN-13: 9780833028150 Publisher: RAND Corporation OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: RAND Asian experts Swaine and Tellis have chosen one of the most significant, controversial, and timely subjects, breaking new ground conceptually as well as analytically. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Technology & Engineering | Military Science |
| Dewey: 355.033 |
| LCCN: 00025086 |
| Series: Project Air Force |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.21" W x 9.23" (1.39 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Chinese - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 security strategy does China pursue today and how will it evolve in the future? The study asserts that Chinese history, the behavior of earlier rising powers, and the basic structure and logic of international power relations all suggest that, although a strong China will likely become more assertive globally, this possibility is unlikely to emerge before 2015-2020 at the earliest. To handle this situation, the study argues that the United States should adopt a policy of realistic engagement with China that combines efforts to pursue cooperation whenever possible; to prevent, if necessary, the acquisition by China of capabilities that would threaten America's core national security interests; and to remain prepared to cope with the consequences of a more assertive China. |