TY  - BOOK
AU  - FRAVEL M Taylor
TI  - Power shifts and escalation : : explaining China's use of force in territorial disputes
PY  - 2008///
KW  - CHINA
KW  -  MILITARY POWER
KW  - REGIONAL SECURITY
N2  - 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
ER  -