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The Chinese Calculus of Deterrence: India and Indochina (Michigan Classics in Chinese Studies)
Allen S. Whiting
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Description for The Chinese Calculus of Deterrence: India and Indochina (Michigan Classics in Chinese Studies)
Paperback. An international relations classic that reveals the nature of Chinese foreign policy in the late-Maoist years Series: Michigan Classics in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 555.
The Chinese Calculus of Deterrence presents a framework for anticipating Chinese political-military behavior in the nuclear era. Through analysis and scholarly research, Allen S. Whiting reconstructs China’s response to the perceived threat from India in 1962 and Beijing’s secret military participation in the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968. Comparing these with Chinese actions in the Korean War and Sino-Soviet border clashes, Whiting reveals the patterns in Chinese calculations of deterrence and the use of force.
The Chinese Calculus casts light on policy divisions at the highest levels in Beijing and on Chinese miscalculations in coping with enemy states. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
ISBN
9780892641499
SKU
V9780892641499
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About Allen S. Whiting
Allen S. WHITING is Regents’ Professor of Political Science at University of Arizona.
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