An Emerging Consensus on the US Threat: the United States according to PLA officers

Journal of Contemporary China

Volumn 23, Issue 86, 2014, Pages 255-274

  Liu, Yawei ^a   Ren, Justine Zheng ^b  

^a CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 84894232383     PISSN: 10670564     EISSN: 14699400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10670564.2013.832527     Document Type: Article

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