TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pollpeter,Kevin L.
ED  - Project Air Force (U.S.).
ED  - Rand Corporation.
ED  - United States.
TI  - U.S.-China security management: assessing the military-to-military relationship  
SN  - 0833035363 (pbk. : alk paper)
AV  - UA835 .P59 2004
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND
KW  - China
KW  - Military relations
KW  - United States
KW  - Military policy
N1  - "Project Air Force."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-107); Also available on the Internet via WWW in PDF format
N2  - Restrictions on military-to-military relations with China imposed in 2001 stirred a debate about the value of those activities and their place in the overall U.S.-China relationship. This report examines the debate on security cooperation between the two countries and finds that there is value in the relationship, despite its problems. The debate centers around four major issues of contention: the potential risk to U.S. national security of military relations with China, the potential benefits of the relationship to the United States, whether the United States can expect to influence China through the relationship, and the relative levels of reciprocity and transparency experienced. The study concludes that the U.S. military relationship with China should concentrate on security management rather than on security cooperation. A three-part program of dialogue, information gathering, and limited cooperation can have mutual benefit in minimizing misperceptions and the chances of conflict. Lower-level facility visits, exchanges of students, and the like are less likely to be effective
UR  - http://www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG143/
ER  -