A trend analysis: rising threshold for China to use force in territorial disputes in South and East China Seas

This thesis analyzes the political, economic, energy and military determinants of Chinas use of force policy in South and East China Seas in the post-Cold War era. Considering Chinas international behavior throughout the Cold War years, three possible explanations are formulated at the beginning of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ciplak, Sahin
Other Authors: Miller, Alice L.
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/27808