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China's use of military force : beyond the Great Wall and the long march /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scobell, Andrew
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Series:Cambridge modern China series.
Subjects:
China > Military policy.
China > History, Military > 1949-
Chine > Politique militaire.
Chine > Histoire militaire > 1949-
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
Military policy.
China.
Heer
Militärischer Einsatz
Militärpolitik
China
Krijgsmacht.
Militaire politiek.
Since 1949
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Chinese cult of defense
  • Bringing in the military
  • Lips and teeth: China's decision to intervene in Korea
  • Support the Left: PLA intervention in the Cultural Revolution
  • A self-defense counterattack: China's 1979 war with Vietnam
  • Why the People's Army fired on the people: Beijing, 1989
  • Show of force: the 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait crisis
  • Conclusion: explaining China's use of force.