China's Space Ambitions, China Security Magazine, Issue No.2, 2006

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China's Space Ambitions, China Security Magazine, Issue No.2, 2006

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China Security, Bringing Chinese Perspectives to Washington. A publication of the World Security Institute China Program.

The second issue of China Security is focused on the Chinese space program. In this issue, China Security features six Chinese authors and two American authors who discuss China's space program and policies and how the Chinese are affected by U.S. activities in space. In addition, World Security Institute President Bruce Blair and Co-Director of the World Security Institute's International Media Division Chen Yali provide a comprehensive overview of the issue's salient arguments in their "Editors Notes."

This issue of China Security also provides English-translated reviews of expert articles only available in Chinese, including a review of the new Chinese National Television (CCTV) documentary on the history of the Chinese space program, "Shaking the Heavens." A number of articles and books recently published by Chinese authors on space weaponization, civilian space programs and the exploitation of space resources are also explored.

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Magazine Contents:

Editors’ Notes: The Space Security Dilemma (HTML version) (PDF version)
by Bruce Blair Chen Yali

Active Exploration and Peaceful Use of Outer Space (HTML version) (PDF version)
by Chang Xianqi and Sui Junqin

Space Weaponization And Space Security: A Chinese Perspective (HTML version) (PDF version)
by Zhang Hui

Strategic Communication with China: What message about space? (HTML version) (PDF version)
by Joan Johnson-Freese

Shenzhou and Dreams of Space (HTML version) (PDF version)
by Sun Dangen

Trends in China’s Space Program And the Prevention of Outer Space Weaponization (HTML version) (PDF version)
by Teng Jianqun

U.S. Regulatory Policies on Space Technology Exports to China (HTML version) (PDF version)
by Guo Xiaobing

Mutually Assured Vulnerabilities (HTML version) (PDF version)
by Eric Hagt

Development Goals of China’s Space Program (HTML version) (PDF version)
by Wu Chunsi

Documentary Review -- Shaking the Heavens (HTML version) (PDF version)
by Chen Yali and Eric Hagt

China Book Shelf (HTML version) (PDF version)
by Chen Yali and Eric Hagt

Literature Review (HTML version) (PDF version)
by Su Dejin

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lily chen said:

Click here to view the latest issue of China Security on China's ASAT test in electronic version
http://wsichina.org/cs5_all.pdf

China Security Winter 2007
"China's ASAT Test and Space Deterrence"
China's anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon test on Jan. 11, 2007, was a defining moment for the security of outer space. Three articles in the current issue of China Security explore China's motivations behind the test, U.S. and international reactions, and implications for the delicate strategic balance in space. Complementing these analyses, this issue also discusses the rationale for China's robust deterrence in space.

"U.S. Nuclear Primacy and China's Nuclear Challenges"
The global strategic nuclear environment is rapidly changing. A PLA Senior Colonel surveys the threats that China faces and its future choices in meeting those challenges. A second analysis by Keir A. Lieber & Daryl G. Press revisits the issue of U.S. nuclear primacy with the debate shifting to its consequences for China's minimum nuclear deterrent and the future stability of China-U.S. strategic nuclear relations.

"Crisis Management in China"
China's domestic crises are rising. From SARS, avian flu, and HIV/AIDS, to coal-mining accidents and social unrest, these non-traditional security challenges will play a critical role in defining the future of China's stability. A Chinese scholar closely examines how China has fared in undertaking this monumental task and the path ahead to better crisis management strategies.

China Security is a policy journal that brings diverse Chinese perspectives to Washington on vital traditional and non-traditional security issues that impact China's strategic development and its relations with the United States.

Deterrence Revisited: Outer Space, by Bao Shixiu

"China cannot accept the monopolization of outer space by another power." Bao Shixiu is a senior fellow at the Academy of Military Sciences.

U.S.-Sino Relations in Space: From "War of Words" to Cold War in Space?, by Theresa Hitchens

"If the intent of the Chinese test was to deter the United States from building space-based missile defenses, it may well backfire." Theresa Hitchens is the director of the World Security Institute's Center for Defense Information.

China's ASAT Test: Strategic Response, by Eric Hagt

"The ASAT test itself implies that the military option is beginning to win out over a diplomatic one in China as a solution to head off U.S. space control ambitions." Eric Hagt is the director of the China Program at the World Security Institute.

Nuclear Challenges and China's Choices, by Wang Zhongchun

"China should avoid sacrificing its interests to satisfy U.S. nonproliferation requests." Wang Zhongchun is a professor at the National Defense University and senior colonel of the People's Liberation Army.

U.S. Nuclear Primacy and the Future of the Chinese Deterrent, by Keir A. Lieber & Daryl G. Press

"America's drive for nuclear primacy is primarily driven by concerns about future relations with China, rather than Russia." Keir A. Lieber is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. Daryl G. Press is an associate professor of government at Dartmouth College.

Crisis Management in China, by Zhong Kaibin

"Crises increasingly spill over national borders and affect regional and international actors." Zhong Kaibin is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Public Policy & Management at Tsinghua University.

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