Strength and Threat: The U.S. Defense Strategy Community Evaluates China: The U.S. Defense Strategy Community Evaluates China

Author: Zhang Shuguang
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book is currently the first academic monograph in China and even in the world to systematically study the foundations of U.S. policy toward China. The author sets the tone by interpreting the doctrines, logic, and behavioral norms of the U.S. strategic community, first focusing on introducing the core theories and organizational structure of this group. Subsequently, it describes their analysis and judgments on post-Cold War international relations, China's comprehensive strength, nuclear capabilities, military branch development, defense technology advancement, macro-level operational capabilities, and regional action predictions. In the end, it offers a concluding perspective that echoes the preface, "painting the dragon in a masterful touch." Through the preface and eleven chapters, the book provides a comprehensive panorama of the formation and direction of U.S. strategy toward China in the new century. The book primarily introduces the core theories and organizational structure of the U.S. strategic community, followed by a description of their analysis and judgments on post-Cold War international relations, China's comprehensive strength, nuclear capabilities, defense technology advancement, macro-level operational capabilities, and regional action predictions, outlining the formation and direction of U.S. strategy toward China in the new century.