China's Arms Acquisitions from Abroad A Quest for "Superb and Secret Weapons"

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ISBN: 9780198291961 | 0198291965
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 4/18/1996

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This book assesses current Chinese arms imports in the light of China's historical efforts to modernize its weapon-production capacity through foreign acquisitions. It considers the implications of these imports for future security developments in the East Asian region.

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Preface
Acknowledgements
Acronyms
Introduction: an old issue in new times	p. 1
Lessons of history: 150 years of foreign arms acquisitions	p. 8
Contemporary Chinese arms and technology imports from Russia	p. 48
Contemporary Chinese arms and technology imports from the West and the developing world	p. 71
Future arms acquisitions: influences and implications	p. 97
Appendix 1. Chinese imports and licensed production of major conventional weapons, 1950-93	p. 135
Appendix 2. Chronology of Sino-Soviet/Russian visits on security, military and arms transfer matters, 1989-June 1995	p. 143
Appendix 3. Chronology of developments in Sino-US relations concerning military technology, June 1989-December 1994	p. 149
Index	p. 152
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China's Arms Acquisitions from Abroad A Quest for "Superb and Secret Weapons"

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