Assessing the Threat : The Chinese Military and Taiwan's Security By Swaine, Michael D. (EDT) / Yang, Andrew N. D. (EDT) / Medeiros, Evan S. Publisher : Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace Published Date : 2007/06 Binding : Paperback ISBN : 9780870032387 BookWeb Price : S$ 58.80 Kinokuniya Privilege Card member price : S$ 52.92 Availability Status : Available for order from suppliers. Usually dispatches within 3 - 4 weeks. Language : English

 
Acknowledgments                                    vii
Acronyms                                           ix
Preface                                            xv
  Section One: Introduction and Regional Context
    Introduction                                   3  (22)
          Michael D. Swaine
          Oriana Skylar Mastro
    China's Asia Policy: Strategy and Tactics      25 (30)
          Alex Liebman
  Section Two: People's Liberation Army (PLA)
  Doctrine and Capabilities
    The PLA and Joint Operations: Moving from      55 (30)
    Theory Toward Practice
          Dean Cheng
    Evolving Chinese Concepts of War Control       85 (26)
    and Escalation Management
          Lonnie D. Henley
    PLA Power Projection: Current Realities and    111(42)
    Emerging Trends
          Roy D. Kamphausen
          Justin Liang
  Section Three: Threats, Deterrence, and
  Escalation Control in a Taiwan Contingency
    Air Force Deterrence and Escalation            153(32)
    Calculations for a Taiwan Strait Conflict:
    China, Taiwan, and the United States
          Kenneth W. Allen
    The Military Instrument of Statecraft at       185(28)
    Sea: Naval Options in an Escalatory
    Scenario Involving Taiwan: 2007--2016
          Bernard D. Cole
    The Nuclear Dimension: How Likely? How         213(30)
    Stable?
          Brad Roberts
    PRC Information Operations: Myths, Trends,     243(22)
    and New Opportunities
          James Mulvenon
    Taiwan's Defense Preparation Against the       265(20)
    Chinese Military Threat
          Andrew N. D. Yang
    The Implications of Chinese Military           285(26)
    Modernization for U.S. Force Posture in a
    Taiwan Conflict
          Roger Cliff
  Section Four: Conclusions
    Future East Asian Security Architecture:       311(26)
    Implications for the PLA
          Alan D. Romberg
    Assessing the Threat                           337(30)
          Michael D. Swaine
          Oriana Skylar Mastro
Bibliography                                       367(20)
Index                                              387(22)
Contributors                                       409(6)
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace         415