National Security Report: Background and Perspective on Important National Security and Defense Policy Issues. Volume 4, Issue 2, May 2000. China in the Ascendancy: A Growing Threat to U.S. Security

Abstract

In recent years, the strategic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China has become increasingly strained. Relations reached a new low last year when a U.S. aircraft accidentally bombed the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade during NATO's Operation Allied Force campaign against Yugoslavia. Despite U.S. apologies, Chinese assertions that the bombing was deliberate led to government-sponsored demonstrations, violent protests against the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, and the severing of contacts between the United States and China.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA377556

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  • Floyd Spence

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