1. Chinese Doctrine as Strategic Culture: Assessing its (or their) Effect(s).
- Author
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Twomey, Christopher P.
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NATIONAL security , *MILITARY doctrine , *INTERNATIONAL relations , *SENSORY perception , *CULTURE ,CHINA-United States relations - Abstract
This paper contends that one can apply a cultural lens to the study of Chinese security policy through examination of the perceptual effects of military doctrine. Through the development of two brief historical cases, this paper shows the importance of PLA doctrine in shaping the way China viewed its interaction with the United States in the past. The paper also lays out the relevance of this today by probing the way in which modern Chinese doctrine might shape perceptions. I argue that this (relatively narrow) approach to strategic culture has significant advantages in terms of objectivity and clarity of causal statements that can enhance the utility of the study of strategic culture to policymakers and scholars alike. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2006