Great Wall and the Empty Fortress: China's Search for Security - Brossura

Nathan, Andrew J.; Ross, Robert S.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0393317846 ISBN 13: 9780393317848

Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1998

Riassunto

Many see China and the United States on the path to confrontation. The Chinese leadership violates human rights norms. It maintains a harsh rule in Tibet, spars aggressively with Taiwan, and is clamping down on Hong Kong. A rising power with enormous assets, China increasingly considers American interests an obstacle to its own.But, the authors argue, the United States is the least of China's problems. Despite its sheer size, economic vitality, and drive to upgrade its military forces, China remains a vulnerable power, crowded on all sides by powerful rivals and potential foes. As it has throughout its history, China faces immense security challenges, and their sources are at and within China's own borders. China's foreign policy is calibrated to defend its territorial integrity against antagonists who are numerous, near, and strong.The authors trace the implications of this central point for China's relations with the United States and the rest of the world.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0393317846
• ISBN 13: 9780393317848
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 290