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Introducing China : the world's oldest great power charts its next comeback / Ron Huisken.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Huisken, Ronald, author.
- Series:
- Canberra papers on strategy and defence ; 176.
- Canberra papers on strategy and defence ; 176
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science.
- China--Politics and government--21st century.
- China.
- China--Economic conditions--2000-.
- China--Foreign relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (118 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Canberra ACT : ANU E Press, [2010]
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- China's transformation has been patiently, methodically and very deliberately constructed by a leadership group that has equally carefully protected its monopoly on power. Today's China is proceeding with great seriousness and determination to become a first-rank state with a balanced portfolio of power and no major vulnerabilities. China takes itself very seriously and is inviting the world to overlook the formidable hard power assets it is determined to acquire in favour of simply enjoying the fruits of its market and trusting in the sincerity of its rhetoric on being determined to become a benign and peaceful new-age major power.
- Contents:
- prelims; contents; author; acknowledgements; acronyms; preface; introduction; ch01; China's first rise; The tribute system; The Imperial legacy; ch02; The Mao era; US-China re-engagement; Post-Cold War: The United States repositions China in its worldview; China re-calibrates; The 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks; Taiwan and Korea: continuing flashpoints?; Taiwan; Korea; ch03; The transparency question; Defence Doctrine and Force Posture; Nuclear forces; Assessment; conclusion; bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-103).
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781921666193 (PDF ebook)
- OCLC:
- 994493434
- Publisher Number:
- 10.26530/OAPEN_459297
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