Byman, Daniel L.

China's Arms Sales : Motivations and Implications. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (68 pages)

PREFACE -- PROJECT AIR FORCE -- SUMMARY -- CHINAĖS PRIMARY CUSTOMERS -- MOTIVATIONS -- SOURCES OF RESTRAINT -- POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- EXPLAINING CHINAĖS ARMS TRANSFERS -- CHINAĖS PRINCIPAL ARMS TRANSFER RELATIONSHIPS -- Iran -- Iraq -- Pakistan -- North Korea -- Myanmar -- Thailand -- RECIPIENT COUNTRY DEMAND -- BEIJINGĖS INCENTIVES -- ChinaĖs Foreign Policy Interests -- Commercial Motivations for Arms Transfers -- POSSIBLE CONSTRAINTS ON CHINAĖS ARMS TRANSFERS -- BEIJINGĖS ABILITY TO CONTROL ARMS TRANSFERS -- BEIJINGĖS ATTITUDES TOWARD ARMS SALES AND PROLIFERATION -- ChinaĖs Degree of Adherence to Nonproliferation Regimes -- U.S. Ability to Influence Beijing -- IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES -- IMPLICATIONS OF UNPREVENTABLE TRANSFERS -- FINAL WORDS -- AN OVERVIEW OF CHINAĖS ARMS SALES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.

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Arms transfers -- China.
China -- Military policy.
China -- Military relations -- United States.
United States -- Military relations -- China.


Electronic books.

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