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China's Growing Military Power: Perspectives on Security, Ballistic Missiles, and Conventional Capabilities

Andrew Scobell

The tenor of U.S.-China relations for much of the first year of the administration of President George W. Bush was set by a crisis that need not have occurred. How the situation was handled and eventually resolved is instructive. It tells us about a beleaguered communist leadership in the buildup to major generational transition (scheduled for late 2002 and early 2003) and the mettle of a democratically elected U.S. government tested early in its tenure by a series of foreign policy crises and a carefully coordinated set of devastating terrorist strikes against the continental United States. The way the April 2001 crisis on Hainan Island was resolved must be chalked up as a success for the United States. the key was Washington's ability to convince Beijing that holding the air crew was hurting, and not advancing, Chinese interests.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Lulu.com
  • Publish Date: Jul 9th, 2014
  • Pages: 316
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.00in - 8.25in - 0.66in - 1.57lb
  • EAN: 9781312342125
  • Categories: • General