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Active Defense: China's Military Strategy since 1949

By M. Taylor Fravel

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2020
ISBN
0691210330, 9780691210339
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11756295 bytes)
Series
Princeton Studies in International History and Politics 167
Pages
396\396
Time added
2021-02-27 14:24:56

Description

Active Defense offers the first systematic look at China s military strategy from the mid-twentieth century to today. Exploring the range and intensity of threats that China has faced, M. Taylor Fravel illuminates the nation s past and present military goals, and offers a rich set of cases for deepening the study of how and why states alter their defense policies. Dedication Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1 Explaining Major Change in Military Strategy 2 The CCP’s Military Strategies before 1949 3 The 1956 Strategy: “Defending the Motherland” 4 The 1964 Strategy: “Luring the Enemy in Deep” 5 The 1980 Strategy: “Active Defense” 6 The 1993 Strategy: “Local Wars under High-Technology Conditions” 7 China’s Military Strategies since 1993: “Informatization” 8 China’s Nuclear Strategy since 1964 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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