Geothinking Like the Chinese: A Potential Explanation of China’s Geostrategy
Authors
Thomas, Timothy L.
Issue Date
2011
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Other
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en_US
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Abstract
As China’s perceived national interests and strategic orientations continue to develop, it is important to understand how China’s strategic thought process differs from that of the United States. For the United States strategic thinking is dominated by the concepts of ends, ways and means. China’s strategic thinking consists of three components: shi, stratagems, and an objective-subjective thought process. These components play an important role in helping China determine strategic targets and in manipulating historical, geographical, economical, military and political issues in order to achieve its strategic objectives.
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