ABOUT THE BOOK
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China is beginning to flex its
expanding military and strategic clout in the pursuit of its broadening
national security interests. At the same time, the country’s economic and
technology policies have also become more nationalistic, state-centered, and
ambitious. The reason behind this adjustment from a previously accommodating
posture, why it has occurred across different policy areas, and whether it is a
temporary phenomenon or the beginning of a more deep-seated strategic shift are
not yet well understood.
In the defense technological
realm, the development path is more visible. China’s defense economy has set
its sights on catching up with the West by the beginning of the 2020s and is
making steady progress in building up its innovation capabilities, although
this is presently in the form of incremental and sustaining types of
activities.
ABOUT Author
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Thai Ming Cheung is the director of the University of California Institute on
Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC). He directs the Minerva Initiative
program on Chinese security and technology, a multi-year academic research and
training project funded by the U.S. Defence Department to explore China’s
technological potential. His most recent book, Fortifying China: The Struggle to
Build a Modern Defence Economy, was
published in 2009 by Cornell University Press.