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University Press of the Pacific
September 2002
472 pages
ISBN: 1410202445
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"Michael Pillsbury's new book ... is must reading for every
executive of every Western firm doing business in China,
and every Member of Congress.... Readers will be
impressed ... by China's ambitions in space, information
warfare, stealth, and robots, in future warfare.... No one
with serious interests in East Asia can afford not to have
read this book."
Robert Ellsworth, former Deputy Defense Secretary "American relations with the People's Republic of China
have now become the single most critical bilateral
relationship in the world. On it rests the stability of
East Asia, and it represents the most significant challenge
to the effectiveness of U.S. foreign policy, Yet far too
little is known about China, and in particular how the
Chinese military think about the future. Michael Pillsbury
has performed a signal service in selecting, translating,
and interpreting these revealing and hard-to-obtain
writings by senior Chinese officers, The reader is in for a
surprise. Rather than parading the tired slogans of
People's War, these analysts examine a military future
marked by 'information deterrence', 'crippling attacks on
information systems' and similar notions and by a search
for 'new measures of effectiveness.' The future remains
uncertain, but the best preparation-- as Sun Tzu might say--
is to understand the mind of those with whom we must
deal."
James Schlesinger, former Director of Central Intelligence
and former Secretary of Defense "This book reflects the keen interest that its sponsor, the
Director of Net Assessment, Andy Marshall, has shown in
Chinese views of a potential revolution in military
affairs. The translation and publication of these articles
enhance our understanding of how some of China's
authoritative military strategists see the revolution in
military affairs in the 21st century."
William Perry former Secretary of Defense
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