Download This PaperIdeas, Perceptions, and Power: An Examination of China's Military Strategy
Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro, "Ideas, Perceptions, and Power: An Examination of China's Military Strategy" in Tellis et. al, Power, Ideas and Military Strategy in the Asia-Pacific, (Washington, DC: National Bureau of Asian Research, 2017).
33 Pages Posted: 19 Dec 2017
Date Written: November 8, 2017
Abstract
This chapter explains how a broad base of national power, the prevalence of perceived maritime threats, and national narratives about the “century of humiliation” and Chinese exceptionalism combine to make regional power projection the most attractive national military strategy to Chinese leaders.
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Mastro, Oriana, Ideas, Perceptions, and Power: An Examination of China's Military Strategy (November 8, 2017). Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro, "Ideas, Perceptions, and Power: An Examination of China's Military Strategy" in Tellis et. al, Power, Ideas and Military Strategy in the Asia-Pacific, (Washington, DC: National Bureau of Asian Research, 2017)., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3067452 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3067452
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