TY - BOOK AU - Huisken,Ronald TI - Introducing China: the world's oldest great power charts its next comeback T2 - Canberra papers on strategy and defence SN - 1921666188 AV - DS779.4 .H85 2010 U1 - 327.51 22 PY - 2010///] CY - Canberra, A.C.T. PB - ANU E Press KW - China KW - Politics and government KW - 21st century KW - Economic conditions KW - 2000- KW - Foreign relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-103); g1; Imperial China: Practice Makes Perfect? --; China's first rise --; The tribute system --; The Imperial legacy --; 2; The People's Republic of China: Early Foreign and Security Policy Choices --; The Mao era --; US-China re-engagement --; Post-Cold War: The United States repositions China in its worldview --; China re-calibrates --; The 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks --; Taiwan and Korea: continuing flashpoints --; Taiwan --; Korea --; 3; China's Military Modernisation --; The transparency question --; Defence Doctrine and Force Posture --; Nuclear forces --; Assessment; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at the publisher's home page: http://epress.anu.edu.au ER -