The U.S.-China Military Scorecard Forces, Geography, and the Evolving Balance of Power, 1996-2017

A RAND study analyzed Chinese and U.S. military capabilities in two scenarios (Taiwan and the Spratly Islands) from 1996 to 2017, finding that trends in most, but not all, areas run strongly against the United States. While U.S. aggregate power remains greater than China's, distance and geograp...

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Main Author: Heginbotham, Eric (auth)
Other Authors: Nixon, Michael (auth), Morgan, Forrest E. (auth), Heim, Jacob L. (auth), Hagen, Jeff (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2015
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