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U.S.-China Relations After Resolution of Taiwan's Status
by Roger Cliff, David A. Shlapak, Cliff/Shlapak
Paperback, 38 Pages, Published 2007 by Rand Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-8330-4036-7, ISBN: 0-8330-4036-7

"Kevin Pollpeter, U.S.-China Security Management: Assessing the Military-to- Military Relationship, MG-143-AF, 2004. Zalmay Khalilzad, David T. Orletsky, Jonathan Pollack, Kevin Pollpeter, Angel M. Rabasa, David A. Shlapak, Abram N. Shulsky, AshleyJ. Tellis, The United States and Asia: Toward a New U.S. Strategy and Force Posture, MR-1315-AF, 2001. Roger Cliff, The Military Potential of China's Commercial Technology, MR-1292-AF, 2001 ..."






China's Military Power(Illustrated)
Assessing Current and Future Capabilities
by Roger Cliff
Paperback, 380 Pages, Published 2015 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-50295-6, ISBN: 1-107-50295-0

"Once termed the "world's largest military museum," the Chinese military has made enormous progress over the past twenty years. With skyrocketing military budgets and new technology, China's tanks, aircraft, destroyers, and missile capabilities are becoming comparable to those of the United States. If these trends continue, how powerful will the Chinese military be in the future? Will its capabilities soon rival or surpass those of the U ..."






Ready for Takeoff
China's Advancing Aerospace Industry
by Roger Cliff, David Yang, Ohlandt And Yang
Paperback, 162 Pages, Published 2011 by Rand Corporation
ISBN-13: 978-0-8330-5180-6, ISBN: 0-8330-5180-6

"An assessment of China's aerospace manufacturing capabilities and how China's participation in commercial markets and supply chains contributes to their improvement. It examines China's aviation and space manufacturing capabilities, government efforts to encourage foreign participation, transfers of foreign technology to China, the extent to which U.S. and foreign aerospace firms depend on supplies from China, and their implications for ..."






The Military Potential of China's Commercial Technology
by Roger Cliff, Project Air Force
Paperback, 100 Pages, Published 2001 by Rand Corporation
ISBN-13: 978-0-8330-2939-3, ISBN: 0-8330-2939-8

"China's economy is expected to grow over the next 20 years at a rate that will make it larger than the U.S. economy. This suggests that China has the economic potential to be an U.S. military rival by the year 2020. But can it become such a rival? At present, China's military hardware is based on 1950s Soviet technology. To produce weaponry technologically comparable to U.S. weaponry by 2020, China would have to improve its technologica ..."






Shaking The Heavens & Splitting The Earth
Chinese Air Force Employment Concepts in the 21st Century
by Roger Cliff, John Fei, Dr Eric Heginbotham, John Stillion, Jeff Hogen, Elizabeth Hogue, Jeff Hagen, Elizabeth Hague, Arlen Heginbotham
Paperback, 306 Pages, Published 2011 by Rand Corporation
ISBN-13: 978-0-8330-4932-2, ISBN: 0-8330-4932-1

"This monograph analyzes published Chinese and Western sources about current and future capabilities and employment concepts of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). It describes how those capabilities and concepts might be realized in a conflict over Taiwan, assesses the implications of China implementing them, and provides recommendations about actions that should be taken in response."






New Opportunities and Challenges for Taiwan's Security
(Conference Proceedings)
by Roger Cliff, Phillip C. Saunders, Scott Harold, Cliff/Saunders/Harol
Paperback, 174 Pages, Published 2011 by Rand Corporation
ISBN-13: 978-0-8330-5149-3, ISBN: 0-8330-5149-0

"On November 7, 2009, the conference "Cross-Strait Relations: New Opportunities and Challenges for Taiwan's Security" brought together leading experts on political and military issues from both the United States and Taiwan to consider how a ..."






The United States and a Rising China
Strategic and Military Implications (1999)
by Zalmay M. Khalilzad, Abram N. Shulsky, Roger Cliff, David T. Orletsky, Daniel L. Byman, David Shlapak, Ashley J. Tellis
Paperback, 134 Pages, Published 1999 by Rand Corporation
ISBN-13: 978-0-8330-2751-1, ISBN: 0-8330-2751-4

"China has been embarked on a process of reform and modernization that has led to unprecedented economic development. The goal is to make China a developed country, which would, among other things, raise the standard of living and prepare the base for a strong military. The Chinese leadership considers good relations with the United States to be strongly advisable, if not absolutely necessary, but sovereignty concerns (especially with ..."






China's Military Power
Assessing Current and Future Capabilities
by Roger Cliff
Hardcover, 280 Pages, Published 2015 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-10354-2, ISBN: 1-107-10354-1

"Once termed the "world's largest military museum," the Chinese military has made enormous progress over the past twenty years. With skyrocketing military budgets and new technology, China's tanks, aircraft, destroyers, and missile capabilities are becoming comparable to those of the United States. If these trends continue, how powerful will the Chinese military be in the future? Will its capabilities soon rival or surpass those of the U ..."






China's Arms Sales
Motivations And Implications
by Daniel L. Byman, Roger Cliff, Project Air Force
Paperback, 76 Pages, Published 1999 by Rand Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-8330-2776-4, ISBN: 0-8330-2776-X

"China's arms sales have become the focus of considerable attention and pose a moderate threat to U.S. interests. Although Chinese sales have fallen in recent years, and Beijing has become more responsible in the transfer of nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) technologies, much progress will be needed to curtail China's behavior. Principal recipients of Chinese arms have been Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, North Korea, Pakistan, and Thailand. ..."






The Chinese Air Force(1st Edition)
Evolving Concepts, Roles, and Capabilities
by Richard P. Hallion, Roger Cliff, Phillip C. Saunders, National Defense University, David A. Deptula
Paperback, 424 Pages, Published 2012 by United States Department Of Defense
ISBN-13: 978-0-16-091386-0, ISBN: 0-16-091386-1

"NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT -- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price There is no question which country has made the greatest strides in developing its airpower capability. Over the last two decades, China’s air force, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), has transformed itself from a large, poorly-trained force operating aircraft based on 1950s Soviet designs to a leaner and meaner force fly ..."






Preparing and Training for the Full Spectrum of Military Challenges
Insights from the Experiences of China, France, the United Kingdom, India, and Israel (Rand Corporation Monograph)
by David Eugene Johnson, Wade Markel, Roger Cliff, Laurence Smallman, Michael Spirtas, Johnson/Moroney/Clif
Paperback, 314 Pages, Published 2009 by Rand Corporation
ISBN-13: 978-0-8330-4781-6, ISBN: 0-8330-4781-7

"Colonel Ravindranath, a graduate of the High Altitude Warfare School, prepared his unit thoroughly for mountain combat at night, requisitioning cold-weather clothing, acclimatizing his men rapidly and in stages, and establishing the necessary stockpiles and logistics for an assault. Augmented by staff from the High Altitude ... First, they found a commander who had been to the right school, and they supplied him with personnel with ..."






Entering the Dragon's Lair
Chinese Antiaccess Strategies and Their Implications for the United States
by Roger Cliff, Michael S. Chase, Derek Eaton, Mark Burles, Kevin L. Pollpeter, Robert Powell, Project Air Force
Paperback, 154 Pages, Published 2007 by Rand Corporation
ISBN-13: 978-0-8330-3995-8, ISBN: 0-8330-3995-4

"Could China use antiaccess strategies to defeat the United States in a conflict-in the sense of accomplishing its military and political objectives while preventing the United States from doing likewise? Analysis of Chinese military-doctrinal writings reveals a number of antiaccess concepts that could have this effect. There are a number of actions the United States can take, however, to reduce the effectiveness of such strategies."






Modernizing China's Military(2nd Edition)
Opportunities and Constraints
by Keith Crane, Roger Cliff, Evan S. Medeiros, James C. Mulvenon, William H. Overholt, Crane/Cliff/Medeiros
Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 2005 by Rand Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-8330-3698-8, ISBN: 0-8330-3698-X

"To help the U.S. Air Force assess the resources the government of the People's Republic of China is likely to spend on its military over the next two decades, this study projects future growth in Chinese government expenditures as a whole and the military in particular, evaluates the current and likely future capabilities of China's defense industries, and compares likely future Chinese expenditures on defense with recent expenditures b ..."






China's Military Power
Assessing Current and Future Capabilities
by Roger Cliff
Published 2015 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-316-35248-9, ISBN: 1-316-35248-X

"“Tibet: Problems, Prospects, and U.S. Policy.” Congressional Research Service, July 30, 2008. Dumond, John, Marygail K. Brauner, Rick Eden, John Folkeson, Kenneth Girardini, Donna Keyser, Eric Peltz, Ellen M. Pint, and Mark Y.D. Wang. Velocity Management: The Business Paradigm That Has Transformed U.S. Army Logistics. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2001. Dunn, Walter S., Jr. Soviet Blitzkrieg: The Battle for White Russia, 1944 ..."






Shaking the Heavens and Splitting the Earth
Chinese Air Force Employment Concepts in the 21st Century
by Roger Cliff, John Fei, Jeff Hagen, Rand Corporation, Project Air Force
308 Pages, Published 2011 by Rand Corporation
ISBN-13: 978-0-8330-5191-2, ISBN: 0-8330-5191-1

"Taiwan's command, control, and communication facilities and early warning systems would be damaged or destroyed.5 The ballistic missile attacks would be followed by manned aircraft and cruise missile attacks. ... 6 “Chinese Electronic Warfare (EW) Aircraft,”Jane's ElectronicMissionAircraft, August 30, 2008; “SAC Y- 8/Y-9,” 2009; David A. Fulghum and Douglas Barrie, “Non-War: China Accelerates Focus on Disruption, Asymmetric Tactics, ..."






New Direction for China's Defense Industry
by James C. Mulvenon, Roger Cliff, Evan S. Medeiros, Keith Crane, Rand Corporation, Medeiros/Cliff/Crane, Project Air Force
Paperback, 299 Pages, Published 2005 by Rand Corporation
ISBN-13: 978-0-8330-3794-7, ISBN: 0-8330-3794-3

"Since the early 1980s, a prominent and consistent conclusion drawn from research on China's defenseindustrial complex has been that China's defenseproduction capabilities are rife with weaknesses and limitations. This study argues for an alternative approach: From the vantage point of 2005, it is time to shift the focus of current research to the gradual improvements in and the future potential of China's defenseindustrial complex. The ..."






Early Childhood Interventions
Proven Results, Future Promise
by Evan S. Medeiros, Roger Cliff, Keith Crane, James C. Mulvenon, Lynn A. Karoly, M. Rebecca Kilburn, Jill S. Cannon
330 Pages, Published 2001 by Rand Corporation
ISBN-13: 978-0-8330-4079-4, ISBN: 0-8330-4079-0

"Many MRO personnel lack the technical expertise to effectively carry out their contract-compliance and quality-assurance roles, a problem that in some cases is exacerbated by a high turnover in MRO staff. Overall, staffers have done a poor job of monitoring and evaluating ongoing equipment production. In addition, the objectivity and reliability of many MROs are problematic because representatives who reside at factories for a long ..."






The Chinese Air Force
Evolving Concepts, Roles, and Capabilities
by Richard P. Hallion, Roger Cliff
Hardcover, 428 Pages, Published 2012 by Military Bookshop
ISBN-13: 978-1-78266-132-0, ISBN: 1-78266-132-8

"There is no question which country has made the greatest strides in developing its airpower capability. Over the last two decades, China’s air force, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), has transformed itself from a large, poorly-trained force operating aircraft based on 1950s Soviet designs to a leaner and meaner force flying advanced Russian and indigenously produced fourth-generation fighters. This remarkable transformati ..."






China and East Asian Strategic Dynamics(Reprint)
The Shaping of a New Regional Order
by Mingjiang Li, Dongmin Lee, Robert Beckman, Richard A. Bitzinger, Teng-Chi Chang, Yugang Chen, Chong Wook Chung, Roger Cliff, Yong Deng, Zou Keyuan, Cheng-Chwee Kuik, Yoichiro Sato, Robert G. Sutter, Rajesh Basrur, Suisheng Zhao, Dennis V. Hickey
Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2013 by Lexington Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-8596-4, ISBN: 0-7391-8596-9

"China and East Asian Strategic Dynamics: the Shaping of a New Regional Order, edited by Mingjiang Li and Dongmin Lee, examines how China's remarkable economic growth and its proactive diplomatic efforts in recent years have not only shored up its importance in global issues, but also induced a transformation of the strategic dynamics in East Asia. The authors argue that major power relations in the region appear to be driven by some new ..."






China and East Asian Strategic Dynamics
The Shaping of a New Regional Order
by Mingjiang Li, Dongmin Lee, Rajesh Basrur, Robert Beckman, Richard A. Bitzinger, Teng-Chi Chang, Yugang Chen, Chong Wook Chung, Roger Cliff, Yong Deng, Dennis V. Hickey
Digital, 312 Pages, Published 2011 by Lexington Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-6795-3, ISBN: 0-7391-6795-2

"Cheng-Chwee Kuik is a senior lecturer at the Strategic Studies and International Relations Program at the National University of Malaysia (UKM). He received his MLitt in International Security Studies from the University of St. Andrews, and PhD (with distinction) from the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). ... Leifer Memorial Prize, a biennial award established by the Institute of Southeast ..."



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