China's War in Korea

Strategic Culture and Geopolitics
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-981-329-677-0
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 245 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 346 g

Reihe: New Directions in East Asian History

This book re-visits the history of the Korean War of 1950-1953 from a Chinese perspective, examining Chinese strategy and exploring why China sent three million troops to Korea, in Mao’s words, to “defend the homeland and safeguard the country”—giving rise to what became the war’s common name in China. It also looks into the relatively neglected historical factors which have redefined China’s security concerns and strategic culture. Using newly available sources from China and the former Soviet Union, the book considers how interactive the parameters of defense changes were in a foreign war against Western powers, how flexible Chinese strategy was in the context of its intervention, and how expansive its strategic cultural repertoire was at the crucial moment to “defend the country.” Providing a re-examination of China’s military decisions and strategy evolution, this text narrates the story of successive generations of Chinese leaders and provides a key insight into security issuesin China and Northeast Asia today.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Li, Xiaobing

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: National Security and Defense Strategy.- Tributary State and Transnationalism.- Post-war Geopolitics and Self-reliant Defense.- Active Defense: From Manchuria to Korea.- From Defense-Offense-Defense.- Build New Defense and Negotiate China’s Security.- Conclusion: War Legacy and New Strategic Concerns.

Über Autor(innen)

Xiaobing Li is Professor of History at University of Central Oklahoma, USA. He authored and co-authored The Cold War in East Asia, China’s Battle for Korea, China at War, Voices from the Vietnam War, A History of the Modern Chinese Army, Voices from the Korean War, and Mao’s Generals Remember Korea.