China's Strategic Culture and Cross-Straits Relations

This book explores China's strategic culture in the context of relations across the Taiwan Strait.

Neil Munro is Senior Lecturer in Chinese Politics at Glasgow University, UK, and author of four books. Duanyi Yi is a postgraduate research student at Glasgow University, UK.

Chapter 1. Introduction: Debates around China's strategic culture Chapter 2. Concepts: A constructivist framework for strategic culture Chapter 3. Interests and Identities in the Taiwan Strait Chapter 4. Intentions: Comparing the military strategies of China, Taiwan and the US Chapter 5. Dependencies: Hypothetical scenarios in the Taiwan Strait Chapter 6. Behaviour: China's military preparations for a Taiwan Strait conflict Chapter 7. Strategic Culture: What to expect from an "offensive realist" China