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China's arms sales : motivations and implications / Daniel L. Byman, Roger Cliff.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Byman, Daniel, 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arms transfers--China.
- Arms transfers.
- China--Military policy.
- China.
- China--Military relations--United States.
- United States--Military relations--China.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 60 p.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- China's arms sales have become the focus of considerable attention and pose a moderate threat to US interests. This work covers this subject.
- Contents:
- PREFACE
- PROJECT AIR FORCE
- SUMMARY
- CHINAÌS PRIMARY CUSTOMERS
- MOTIVATIONS
- SOURCES OF RESTRAINT
- POLICY IMPLICATIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- BACKGROUND
- EXPLAINING CHINAÌS ARMS TRANSFERS
- CHINAÌS PRINCIPAL ARMS TRANSFER RELATIONSHIPS
- Iran
- Iraq
- Pakistan
- North Korea
- Myanmar
- Thailand
- RECIPIENT COUNTRY DEMAND
- BEIJINGÌS INCENTIVES
- ChinaÌs Foreign Policy Interests
- Commercial Motivations for Arms Transfers
- POSSIBLE CONSTRAINTS ON CHINAÌS ARMS TRANSFERS
- BEIJINGÌS ABILITY TO CONTROL ARMS TRANSFERS
- BEIJINGÌS ATTITUDES TOWARD ARMS SALES AND PROLIFERATION
- ChinaÌs Degree of Adherence to Nonproliferation Regimes
- U.S. Ability to Influence Beijing
- IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES
- IMPLICATIONS OF UNPREVENTABLE TRANSFERS
- FINAL WORDS
- AN OVERVIEW OF CHINAÌS ARMS SALES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY.
- Notes:
- At head of title: Project Air Force.
- "Prepared for the United States Air Force."
- "MR-1119-AF"--P. [4] of cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-60).
- ISBN:
- 0-8330-4354-4
- 0-585-38413-4
- OCLC:
- 923689191
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