TY - BOOK ID - 18127755 TI - Interpreting China's grand strategy AU - Swaine, Michael D AU - Tellis, Ashley J PY - 2000 SN - 0833028154 0833027670 9786612451089 0585375836 1282451081 0833048309 9780585375830 9780833048301 9780833027672 9780833028150 9780833027672 9781282451087 6612451084 PB - Santa Monica, CA Rand DB - UniCat KW - National security KW - China KW - Military policy. KW - China -- Military policy. KW - National security -- China. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:18127755 AB - China's continuing rapid economic growth and expanding involvement in global affairs pose major implications for the power structure of the international system. To more accurately and fully assess the significance of China's emergence for the United States and the global community, it is necessary to gain a more complete understanding of Chinese security thought and behavior. This study addresses such questions as: What are China's most fundamental national security objectives? How has the Chinese state employed force and diplomacy in the pursuit of these objectives over the centuries? What s ER -