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The Great Wall and the Empty Fortress: China's Search for Security

The Great Wall and the Empty Fortress: China's Search for Security

Andrew J. Nathan
3.7/5 ( ratings)
Many see China and the United States on the path to confrontation. The Chinese leadership violates human rights norms. It maintains a harsh rule in Tibet, spars aggressively with Taiwan, and is clamping down on Hong Kong. A rising power with enormous assets, China increasingly considers American interests an obstacle to its own.


But, the authors argue, the United States is the least of China's problems. Despite its sheer size, economic vitality, and drive to upgrade its military forces, China remains a vulnerable power, crowded on all sides by powerful rivals and potential foes. As it has throughout its history, China faces immense security challenges, and their sources are at and within China's own borders. China's foreign policy is calibrated to defend its territorial integrity against antagonists who are numerous, near, and strong.


The authors trace the implications of this central point for China's relations with the United States and the rest of the world.
Language
English
Pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publisher
W. W. Norton Company
Release
June 17, 1998
ISBN
0393317846
ISBN 13
9780393317848

The Great Wall and the Empty Fortress: China's Search for Security

Andrew J. Nathan
3.7/5 ( ratings)
Many see China and the United States on the path to confrontation. The Chinese leadership violates human rights norms. It maintains a harsh rule in Tibet, spars aggressively with Taiwan, and is clamping down on Hong Kong. A rising power with enormous assets, China increasingly considers American interests an obstacle to its own.


But, the authors argue, the United States is the least of China's problems. Despite its sheer size, economic vitality, and drive to upgrade its military forces, China remains a vulnerable power, crowded on all sides by powerful rivals and potential foes. As it has throughout its history, China faces immense security challenges, and their sources are at and within China's own borders. China's foreign policy is calibrated to defend its territorial integrity against antagonists who are numerous, near, and strong.


The authors trace the implications of this central point for China's relations with the United States and the rest of the world.
Language
English
Pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publisher
W. W. Norton Company
Release
June 17, 1998
ISBN
0393317846
ISBN 13
9780393317848

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