Facing China : the prospect for war and peace /: the prospect for war and peace. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jean-Pierre Cabestan ; translated by N. Jayaram.
• Authors: Cabestan, Jean-Pierre
• Other Names: Jayaram, N translator.
• Contents: Introduction: The Thucydides Trap Revisited <span style="font-weight:bold;">1 An Accumulation of Passions and Ammunition China The United States China’s Main Neighbors: Japan, India, Australia Conclusion <span style="font-weight:bold;">2 War Risks Debate in China China’s Official Position: Xi Intends Avoiding War Debates Among Chinese Experts Conclusion <span style="font-weight:bold;">3 Is a Sino-US War over Taiwan Likely? Evolution in Chinese Reunification Strategy and US Engagements The PLA’s Specific Preparations for War against Taiwan Evolution of Debates in China over an Anti-Taiwan War Evolution of US Debates over an Anti-Taiwan War Evolution of Debates and Defense Policy in Taiwan Gray Zones: Non-Military Ways of Subjugating Taiwan Conclusion: The Impact of the Ukraine War and Its Limits <span style="font-weight:bold;">4 War Risks in the South China Sea Various Parties’ Claims and Controls Proliferating Sino-US Conflicts Conclusion <span style="font-weight:bold;">5 War Risks over the Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands Chinese and Japanese Stands on the Dispute Chinese Actions Aimed at Undermining Japanese Sovereignty over the Senkaku Hardening of Japanese and US Stands and the 2014 Agreement Crisis Management Mechanisms and Their Limitations Enhanced Senkaku Militarization Clarifications and Incertitudes Conclusion <span style="font-weight:bold;">6 Border Tensions and Risks of a China-India War Recent Rise in Border Tensions Risks of Sino-Indian War Conclusion <span style="font-weight:bold;">7 Which Armed Conflicts Might China Engage In? Warning Signs Strengthening PLA Projection Capabilities and Future MOA Scenarios Conclusion <span style="font-weight:bold;">Conclusion: War or Peace Tomorrow? War Will Likely Not Erupt Tomorrow Risks or Armed Incidents and Military Crises Sino-US Struggle for World Leadership: How Will It End? Towards a New Kind of Cold War and Its Consequences for the Western Pacific The Role of the US and Its Allies About the Author
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (246 pages), illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
• Subjects: 355.033051; World politics -- 21st century; Geopolitics -- China -- History -- 21st century; China -- Military policy -- 21st century; China -- Foreign relations -- 21st century; China -- Strategic aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781538169902
• Related ISBNs: 9781538169889; 9781538169896
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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