| Publication |
2009.
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| Summary/Abstract |
It is past time for Americans to take seriously the challenge posed by the contining growth of China's military power. Triggered by the geopolitical shifts that accompanied the end of the cold war, fueled by the nation's repid economic growth, and driven by a mix of insecurity and ambition, today's buildup has been under way for the better part of two decades. Even before the collapse of the Soviet Union, Chinese strategists began to shift their attention from preparing for a massive, all-out "People's War against a nuclear-armed northern invader toward what they labeled" local war under high-tech conditions.
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