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Title: THE COSTS OF CONFLICT: THE IMPACT ON CHINA OF A FUTURE WAR
By: Andrew Scobell
Format: Paperback

List price: £16.73


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ISBN 10: 1312379863
ISBN 13: 9781312379862
Publisher: LULU.COM
Pub. date: 23 July, 2014
Pages: 228
Synopsis: There is a need for the United States to move the debate over the challenge China presents us beyond the dispositions of the attention grabbing advocates: the rationalizers who explain Chinese actions in benign terms with their own political or academic motives, or the denigrators, who are "The Chinese Are Coming" school-to wit: China is belligerent, a threat, in short, a monster. It is increasingly important for Americans to think carefully about the vast complexities of the U.S.-China relationship, and the calculations that go into forming courses of action. The Chinese have to consider some of the same realities we do when planning military actions and strategy. The key question is: will China's so-called first priority of economic development and its resulting influence on domestic social stability curtail China's continuing reliance on military force as a means of exerting its influence?
Illustrations: black & white illustrations
Publication: US
Imprint: Lulu.com
Returns: Non-returnable
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