Table of Contents

I. Chinese national security A.Historical legacy of Chinese security policy from the imperial era (tributary states, realism (Sun Zi) vs. idealism (Confucius) on strategic thinking, etc. B. China’s revolutionary legacy and its impact on security policy (revolutionary experience, Marxist-Leninist –Maoist ideology) C. Political-Economic Dimension D. Non-Traditional Security II. Geostrategic Perspectives A. The Great Powers 1. China and the US 2. China and Russia 3. China and Japan4. China and South Asia B. Regional Security 1. China and the Developing World 2. The Arctic Region 3. The Korean Peninsula 4. The Taiwan Strait C. Collective Security 1. The United Nations 2. European Union 3. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization 4. Southeast Asia/ASEAN III. China’s Security Forces A. The PLA: Mission, equipment, and contingent war plans of china’s land-based forces 1.The PLA Air Force: Mission, equipment, contingent war plans 2. The PLA Navy: Mission, equipment, war plans 3. China's Nuclear Strategy and the Second Artillery Corps B. Space, ASAT C. Cybersecurity

About the Author

Lowell Dittmer is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Maochun Yu is Professor of East Asia and Military History at the United States Naval Academy.