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050 0 4 _aE183.8.C6
_bP64 1984
100 1 _aPollack, Jonathan D.
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe lessons of coalition politics :
_bSino-American security relations /
_cJonathan D. Pollack.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1984.
300 _axiii, 132 pages ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"February 1984."
500 _a"Project Air Force"--Cover.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _aThis study assesses the efforts of the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC) between 1978 and 1983 to develop a security coalition opposing the expansion of Soviet power in Asia. The expectations generated by the major breakthroughs in Sino-American relations during the late 1970s vastly outstripped the results. The shifts in Chinese security strategy revealed evidence of exaggerated expectations and mutual misperceptions between the United States and China, but no clear links between internal leadership alignments and the PRC's foreign policy orientation. The Soviet military buildup in Asia, although not oriented exclusively against the PRC, directly threatened Chinese security, and along with the Soviet political posture toward China helped limit Beijing's disagreements with the United States. Because the prospects for highly developed security ties were so limited, the United States continued to stress the indirect benefits enjoyed through improved Sino-American relations. Beijing seems likely to collaborate with the United States in the future and the United States can contribute to the further development of Sino-American security ties.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
651 0 _aChina
_xForeign relations
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aChina
_xMilitary relations
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xForeign relations
_zChina.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xMilitary relations
_zChina.
710 2 _aProject Air Force (U.S.).
_bNational Security Strategies Program.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bAir Force.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3133/
999 _c598716
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