Jane's sentinel country risk assessments : China and Northeast Asia. - Issue 29 - Coulsdon, UK : IHS Jane's, 2011. - xx, 751p. : ill.

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 brief statistics. Each country entry includes an executive summary with risk pointers; a brief country profile; also 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.

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CHINA--ARMED FORCES
JAPAN--ARMED FORCES
NORTH KOREA--ARMED FORCES
MONGOLIA--ARMED FORCES
SOUTH KOREA--ARMED FORCES
TAIWAN--ARMED FORCES
NORTHEAST ASIA--REGIONAL SECURITY