Reluctant Bullies: Chinese and American Strategic Culture

Abstract

The Sino-U.S. strategic relationship will arguably be the most significant state-to- state global relationship for the foreseeable future. The relationship between the two nations during the 20th century was marked by significant periods of conflict and crisis. The economic and security implications of how well America, as the world's lone superpower, interacts with this quickly emerging rival are significant and could serve to shape the 21st century global strategic environment. This work examines the strategic cultures and behaviors of the China and the United States. It reviews how ignorance of strategic culture resulted in the recent history of conflict between the two nations, and offers some broad recommendations for how U.S. policymakers might best leverage a basic understanding of the respective strategic cultures when crafting future Sino-U.S. policy and strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 03, 2011
Accession Number
ADA542851

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People

  • Kenneth M. Peterson

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Aircrafts
  • Civil War
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Students
  • Surveillance
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Strategic Security Studies