China's Regional and Global Grand Strategy
Abstract
In 1978, the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) selected a different way of governance; it decided to separate its economic development from its political management. With this decision, Mainland China's economy took off, stimulating the comprehensive national power of the PRC. Today, the country is not only well on its way to becoming an economic superpower, it also is strengthening its political and military presence in the international arena. The PRC's effective maneuvering of its economic, political, military, and diplomatic power to obtain its current place in the world has been driven by a coordinated strategic objective of becoming much more than a regional power. The author will analyze the PRC's strategic objective by focusing on the Taiwan Strait over the past few decades. Through a review of China's diplomatic, economic, and military strategy to reunite with Taiwan, the author shows that reunification is inevitable and that the PRC will become the future strategic rival of the United States.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 16, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA501220
Entities
People
- Yang-tien L. Li
Organizations
- United States Army War College