The United States and a Rising China : Strategies and Military Implications (MR1082) )
     by Zalmay M. Khalizad, David T. Orletsky, David Shlapak, Ashley J. Tellis

     RAND Corporation (September 1999)

     This Rand Corporation report, prepared for the U.S. Air Force, presents a tight, concise analysis of the current and future Sino-U.S. relationship.

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China has been embarked on a process of reform and modernization that has led to unprecedented economic development.

The goal is to make China a developed country, which would, among other things, raise the standard of living and prepare the base for a strong military. The Chinese leadership considers good relations with the United States to be strongly advisable, if not absolutely necessary, but sovereignty concerns  (especially with regard to Taiwan) could cause tensions in the Sino-U.S. relationship. China could emerge, by 2015, as a formidable power, one that might offer an alternative to the current U.S. role as the region's preferred security partner and its ultimate security manager.

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It focuses on the fundamental question of howU.S. policy should deal with China, a rising power that could have thecapability, in the not too distant future, of challenging the U.S. positionin East Asia and the U.S. military, political and economic accessto that dynamic and important region. It then specifically addressesthe implications for the U.S. Air Force (USAF), in the areas of shapingthe environment, deterrence and war fighting. This summary drawsheavily on the other work conducted in the course of the study. Theresults of some of this work has been, or will soon be, published inother RAND documents.This project is being conducted in the Strategy and Doctrine Programof Project AIR FORCE under the sponsorship of the Deputy Chief ofStaff for Air and Space Operations, U.S. Air Force (AF/XO) and theCommander, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF/CC).

This report should beof interest to members of the national security community and tointerested members of the general public. Comments are welcomedand may be addressed to the project leader, Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad.

PROJECT AIR FORCEProject AIR FORCE, a division of RAND, is the Air Force federallyfunded research and development center (FFRDC) for studies andanalyses. It provides the Air Force with independent analyses ofpolicy alternatives affecting the development, employment, combatreadiness, and support of current and future aerospace forces. Research is performed in four programs: Aerospace Force Development; Manpower, Personnel, and Training; Resource Management; and Strategy Defense.

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