Embracing Chinese global security ambitions

Washington Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 105-118

  Holslag, Jonathan ^a  

^a Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies (BICCS)   (Belgium)

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EID: 70849124058     PISSN: 0163660X     EISSN: 15309177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01636600903035373     Document Type: Article

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