CHINA, SOVIET STRATEGY, AND AMERICAN POLICY

In: International security, Band 5, Heft 2, S. 24-48

Abstract

THE ESSAY EXAMINES CHINESE FOREIGN POLICY AND FOCUSES ON CHINA'S PERCEPTION OF THE SOVIET UNION AS THE GREATEST THREAT TO THE PRC. THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES CHINA'S VIEW OF THE SOVIET'S OFFENSIVE STRATEGY TO DOMINATE BOTH THE PERSIAN GULF AREA AND CHINA ITSELF. A DISCUSSION OF THE SINO-AMERICAN RELATIONSHIP FOCUSES ON US SECURITY NEEDS AND CHINA'S DESIRE FOR AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES.