TY - BOOK AU - SCOBELL Andrew TI - The costs of conflict: the impact on China of a future war SN - 1584870729 (pbk.) PY - 2001/// CY - Carlisle, PA. USA PB - US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute KW - CHINA KW - ARMED FORCES KW - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT KW - FOREIGN RELATIONS KW - MILITARISM KW - MILITARY FORCE N2 - Comprises papers presented at a USAWC conference December 2000. This collection presents a variety of views on whether economic development will affect China's attitude towards armed aggression. Specific topics covered include China's relations with Taiwan, the impact of a conflict on relations with Korea and Japan, and also with Southeast Asia and Australia, effects on arms control and ballistic missile defence, and finally there is a paper on the continuing divestiture of the PLA's business interests ER -