China's Rise Toward Regional Hegemony and Taiwan as a Possible Catalyst for Armed Conflict with the United States

Abstract

China has positioned itself for regional hegemony of the Asian-Pacific through its economic expansion, increased political influence, and its expanding military to create defensive measures to deter United States military involvement. Also this paper will discuss Taiwan as a potential trigger that could cause the US and China to enter into armed conflict.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 11, 2017
Accession Number
AD1176558

Entities

People

  • Dennis R. Nichols

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Defense Industry
  • Energy Security
  • Families (Human)
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • New York
  • South China Sea
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies