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Interpreting China's Grand Strategy |
| Report - RAND | |
| Wednesday, 05 April 2006 | |
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Paperback: 308 pages
From RAND.COM
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.
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