Synopses & Reviews
Global Security Watch—China presents a comprehensive overview of the main foreign and defense policies of the People's Republic of China, emphasizing the political-military developments in the modern era since the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident. It provides a historical overview in the first chapter, followed by information on the domestic factors that affect Chinese national security, such as economics, society, and politics; China's external objectives; its global energy strategy; and its defense policies and security objectives.
Drawing upon a wide variety of domestic and foreign primary sources, the work details China's policies and its relationships with the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, Asia, and Eurasia. It includes biographical sketches of select individuals of importance to modern Chinese history, such as Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. Appropriate for audiences ranging from university students to policy makers to general readers, this book is an excellent resource for academic libraries and suitable as a textbook for courses on contemporary Chinese politics and international relations.
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This book presents a comprehensive overview of China's main foreign and defense policies, providing students, policy makers, and general readers with an up-to-date assessment this most important country.
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• Provides comprehensive review of recent developments as well as current issues involving Chinese national security policy
• Covers both international and regional perspectives by examining China's global foreign policies as well as its policies toward key world regions such as Asia, Europe, and the Middle East
• Synthesizes a number of Chinese and foreign publications from governments, think tanks, and newspapers as well as other primary-source documents
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• A chronology of events
• A collection of key documents
• An annotated bibliography of recommended current sources