The United States and a rising China : strategic and military implications / Zalmay M. Khalilzad ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Khalilzad, Zalmay.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Air Force.

United States.

China--Armed Forces.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 p.)

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

""PREFACE""; ""PROJECT AIR FORCE""; ""FIGURE AND TABLES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""DETERMINANTS OF CHINESE BEHAVIOR""; ""CHINESE MILITARY IN TRANSITION""; ""U.S. POLICY TOWARD CHINA""; ""IMPLICATIONS FOR THE U.S. MILITARY AND THE USAF IN PARTICULAR""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DETERMINANTS OF CHINESE NATIONAL SECURITY BEHAVIOR""; ""DETERMINANTS OF POLICY DURING THE MODERNIZATION PERIOD""; ""Pursuit of Comprehensive National Power""; ""Sovereignty Concerns""; ""Regime Maintenance""; ""Dissatisfaction with the Current International System""

""Other Factors that Could Affect Chinese Behavior""""DETERMINANTS OF POLICY IN THE POST MODERNIZATION PERIOD""; ""Realist Theory""; ""Chinese Historical Record""; ""Imperatives of Modernization""; ""WHAT POLITICAL-MILITARY CHALLENGES MIGHT CHINA POSE?""; ""Vindicating Claims to Territory or Territorial Waters""; ""To Deal with a Separatist Threat""; ""To Prevent the Emergence of a New Threat to China""; ""To Protect Ethnic Chinese Populations or Business Interests""; ""To Secure Deference from Regional States""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""CHINA'S MILITARY MODERNIZATION""

""The PLA TODAY: SHORT ARMS AND SLOW FEET?""""Chinese Military Strategic Strengths""; ""Chinese Military Strategic Weaknesses""; ""Summing Up: The Chinese Military Challenge Today""; ""CHINESE MILITARY MODERNIZATION Two Avenues to Improved Capabilities""; ""Chinese Military Modernization: Buying Abroad""; ""Chinese Military Modernization: Building at Home""; ""Other Programs""; ""Summing Up: The Chinese Military in 2015""; ""U.S. POLICY OPTIONS""; ""CURRENT U.S. POLICY TOWARD CHINA: INCONSISTENT ENGAGEMENT Engagement as a Policy""; ""Rationale of the Engagement Policy""

""The Taiwan Issue in the Context of Engagement""""Limitations of Engagement as a Policy""; ""Criticisms of Engagement Policy""; ""CONTAINMENT AS AN ALTERNATIVE POLICY Substance of a Containment Policy""; ""The Assumptions on Which Containment Would Be Based: Realist Theory""; ""Difficulties and Disadvantages of Containment""; ""A THIRD WAY? Combining Containment with Engagement ( Congagement?)""; ""Elements of Such a Policy""; ""Assumptions Behind Such a Policy""; ""IMPLICATIONS FOR THE U.S. ARMED FORCES AND THE USAF IN PARTICULAR""

""USAF Role in Shaping the Political-Military Environment""""War fighting Implications""; ""DETERRENCE IMPLICATIONS""; ""Need to Threaten High Levels of Violence""; ""Characteristics of the Chinese Use of Force""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p.89-111).

ISBN:

0-8330-4345-5

0-585-24511-8