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Power shifts and escalation : explaining China's use of force in territorial disputes/ M Taylor Fravel

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: 2008Subject(s): In: International Security Vol.32, No.3, Winter 2007. (68)Summary: This article begins with a discussion of how negative shifts in bargaining power create incentives for states to use force in territorial disputes. The study of territorial disputes generally highlights military power as a key variable in explaining the escalation of conflicts to high levels of violence. China has demonstrated a strong sensitivity to declines in its relative position in such disputes, especially when facing strong adversaries.
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This article begins with a discussion of how negative shifts in bargaining power create incentives for states to use force in territorial disputes. The study of territorial disputes generally highlights military power as a key variable in explaining the escalation of conflicts to high levels of violence. China has demonstrated a strong sensitivity to declines in its relative position in such disputes, especially when facing strong adversaries.

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