You Ji
You Ji, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in School of Social Science & International Studies at the University of New South Wales.
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Articles by You Ji
China’s Reaction to the North Korean Succession Crisis
The Dear Leader's absence at the 60th anniversary of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) founding on September 9 added currency to the speculation that Kim Jong-Il's health may...
PLA Navy Operational Scenarios for Taiwan
China’s 2002 revision of its 1992 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) doctrine shifted its focus away from the development of the ability to win a “limited war under high-technology conditions.” Instead...
PLA Navy Operational Scenarios for Taiwan
China’s 2002 revision of its 1992 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) doctrine shifted its focus away from the development of the ability to win a “limited war under high-technology conditions.” Instead...
PLA Navy Operational Scenarios for Taiwan
China’s 2002 revision of its 1992 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) doctrine shifted its focus away from the development of the ability to win a “limited war under high-technology conditions.” Instead...
China’s Enhanced Military Diplomacy: General Cao’s Asian Tour
Between April 5-19, Chinese Defense Minister General Cao Gangchun (the second ranking professional soldier in the PLA supreme command) made an unprecedented five-state visit to North Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam...
A New Era for Chinese Naval Expansion
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will celebrate its 57th birthday in April 2006. In the last five decades it has gradually achieved a relatively respectful place in the world...
Assessing Hu’s Visit to North Korea
Hu Jintao made an official visit to North Korea on October 28, the first Chinese presidential tour to the DPRK in four years and in response to Kim Jong-Il’s visit...
WHY ARE THE SIX-PARTY TALKS FAILING? A CHINESE PERSPECTIVE
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's East Asian visit in March may have sent a covert signal to Beijing that it was time to consider other options to deal with...
THE DEBATE OVER CHINA’S AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM
Elsewhere, Ian Storey and I have both argued that the PLA's aircraft carrier program is shelved but not canceled altogether. [1] Profound political and military factors are at work to...
CHINA’S EMERGING NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY
In 2002, China substantially revised its 1993 national defense strategy of fighting a regional war under hi-tech conditions to a new strategy of fighting a regional war under the condition...
China’s Post 9/11 Terrorism Strategy
The September 11 terrorist attack on the US inevitably had a strong impact on China, both in terms of its domestic politics and its foreign policy initiatives. In a way,...
Understanding China’s North Korea Policy
The two rounds of six-party talks in Beijing on the Korean nuclear standoff have demonstrated China's unusual support for a multilateral solution to the conflict. This is symbolic of the...