Mutual Security Through Cooperation: Sino-American Military-to-Military Relations in the Global War on Terrorism

Abstract

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have placed the United States and the People's Republic of China at an interesting crossroad in Sino-American military relations. Recognizing the profound affect of trans-national terrorism on each of their nations, both countries are positioned to potentially embark on a cooperative military relationship in the global war on terrorism. Although Sino-American military relations have remained largely strained over the last decade, military cooperation in the global war on terrorism can provide the means to achieve the end state of a healthy military exchange between the two world powers. China's military will continue to grow and improve, the United States is at a point in time where it must make the choice to be an active participant in the direction that China's military develops.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 2003
Accession Number
ADA420410

Entities

People

  • Ronald L. Ravelo

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antiterrorism
  • Coast Guard
  • Commerce
  • Counterterrorism
  • Information Exchange
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Southeast Asia
  • Task Forces
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Educational Psychology
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.