Chinese perceptions of American power, 1991-2004

Asian Survey

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 667-686

  Zhang, Biwu ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPOLITICS; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; POWER RELATIONS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31144432108     PISSN: 00044687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/as.2005.45.5.667     Document Type: Article

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