{"product_id":"2940148432401","title":"CHINESE PERCEPTIONS OF TRADITIONAL AND NONTRADITIONAL SECURITY THREATS","description":"While “knowing your enemy” has long been a Chinese\u003cbr\u003estratagem, cultural intelligence only recently has gained\u003cbr\u003eprecedence in American military strategy. Our efforts\u003cbr\u003ein Iraq, Afghanistan, and the war on terror remind us\u003cbr\u003eof how differently much of the rest of the world thinks\u003cbr\u003eand perceives. This monograph is an effort to better\u003cbr\u003eunderstand Chinese thinking. Ms. Susan Craig’s research\u003cbr\u003einto Chinese threat perceptions is important for several\u003cbr\u003ereasons. Above all, it provides valuable insight into the\u003cbr\u003ecomprehensiveness of the Chinese concept of national\u003cbr\u003esecurity and how China perceives itself, the world, and\u003cbr\u003eChina’s place within it. Further, the author’s deliberate\u003cbr\u003eeffort to maintain a Chinese perspective by relying solely\u003cbr\u003eon Chinese sources—namely, scholarly journals, the news\u003cbr\u003emedia, official policy pronouncements, and personal\u003cbr\u003einterviews—demonstrates that Chinese intentions and\u003cbr\u003emotivations are not a secret. The author’s research shows\u003cbr\u003ethat there is a significant amount of information about\u003cbr\u003eChinese concerns, perceptions, and motivations that is\u003cbr\u003eavailable openly, and that many of China’s influential\u003cbr\u003eelite are willing and able to meet and openly exchange\u003cbr\u003eideas. Also, it shows that there is an active arena for\u003cbr\u003edebate in China on national security issues. Likely due\u003cbr\u003eto the rapidly changing international environment and\u003cbr\u003eChina’s growing interest and participation in it, Chinese\u003cbr\u003eperceptions about its national security are more diverse,\u003cbr\u003enuanced, and sophisticated today than ever before. By\u003cbr\u003eacknowledging that Chinese thinking is not monolithic,\u003cbr\u003ewe can better appreciate and influence debates that are\u003cbr\u003eoccurring.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072655016176,"sku":"2940148432401","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148432401_p0.jpg?v=1763709159","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148432401","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}