Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Preface
Contents
Summary
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
CHAPTER ONE: Introduction
CHAPTER TWO: China’s Strategic-Deterrence Concepts
Nuclear Deterrence
Conventional Deterrence
Space and Cyberspace Deterrence
CHAPTER THREE: China’s Strategic-Deterrence Capabilities
China’s Nuclear Forces
PLA Conventional Forces
Information-Warfare Capabilities
Chinese Space and Counter-Space Capabilities
“People’s War” and Deterrence
CHAPTER FOUR: Strategic-Deterrence Activities in Peacetime, Crisis, and War
CHAPTER FIVE: Implications and Conclusions
Implications for China’s Approach to Deterrence Policy and Strategy
Escalation Management Challenges
Conclusion
References