Trapped giant : China's military rise / Jonathan Holslag.

"Emboldened by economic strength and growing military power, China is emerging as a challenger to US dominance in the Pacific. But its promised peaceful rise has done little to convince regional powers that it will not use force to press longstanding territorial claims or attempt sea-denial operatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Adelphi (Series) (International Institute for Strategic Studies) ; 416.
Main Author: Holslag, Jonathan
Corporate Author: International Institute for Strategic Studies
Language:English
Published: Abingdon ; New York : Routledge for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2010.
Series:Adelphi (Series) (International Institute for Strategic Studies) ; 416.
Subjects:
Great powers.
Balance of power.
Hegemony.
Sea-power > China.
Sea-power > United States.
China > Armed Forces > Operational readiness.
China > Military policy.
China > Foreign relations > Pacific Area.
China > Defenses.
Pacific Area > Foreign relations > China.
China > Foreign relations > East Asia.
East Asia > Foreign relations > China.
United States > Foreign relations > Pacific Area.
Pacific Area > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > East Asia.
East Asia > Foreign relations > United States.
Physical Description:160 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Format: Book

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