Is China Pursuing Counter-Intervention?

Timothy R. Heath, Andrew S. Erickson

ResearchPosted on rand.org Oct 11, 2017Published in: The Washington Quarterly, Volume 38, Number 3 (Fall 2015), pages 143-156. doi: 10.1080/0163660X.2015.1099029

The term "counter-invention" has become burdened with conflated meanings and thus controversial in describing aspects of Chinese national and military strategy. Yet, the term should be retained although refined in two ways to help U.S. policymakers and planners devise appropriate responses to Chinese behavior aimed at undermining U.S. leadership in Asia.

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  • Copyright: The Elliott School of International Affairs
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2017
  • Pages: 14
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/pubs
  • Document Number: EP-67350

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