China's quest for great power : ships, oil, and foreign policy / [Book]
Bernard D. Cole.
- xii, 304 pages : map ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-290) and index.
"This book examines China's national security strategy by looking at the three major elements--foreign policy, energy security, naval power--which are interactive and major influences on China's future and its relations with the United States. The focus is maritime; the scope is naval, energy, economic, and diplomacy, all at the strategic level"--