LE MIERE Christian <br/><br/>
Jane's sentinel security assessment:  China and Northeast Asia/ 
edited by Christian Le Miere 
 - Issue 22 
 - Coulsdon, UK:  Jane's Information Group,  2008 
 - xx, 710 p. 
<br/><br/> Provides detailed information about the six countries of the region (China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan) and a regional overview which includes comparative statistical tables. Each country entry includes an executive summary with risk pointers; a brief country profile; and sections on geography; natural resources; demography; infrastructure - transportation and communications; internal affairs - politics, internal threats, human rights; external affairs - significant developments, external threat assessment, international relations, country-specific relations; defence spending; armed forces - weapons, policy, chain of command, doctrine and strategy; army; air force; navy; security and foreign forces; procurement; defence production and R & D; and main economic indicators. The entry for China has separate sub-sections for Hong Kong, Macau, Xinjiang, and Tibet. 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1754-8969 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>CHINA--ARMED FORCES<br/>JAPAN--ARMED FORCES<br/>MONGOLIA--ARMED FORCES<br/>NORTH KOREA--ARMED FORCES<br/>SOUTH KOREA--ARMED FORCES<br/>TAIWAN--ARMED FORCES<br/>NORTHEAST ASIA--REGIONAL SECURITY