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China deterrence
![Understanding China’s Approach to Deterrence Understanding China’s Approach to Deterrence](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-02-180726.jpg)
Understanding China’s Approach to Deterrence
By Michael Clarke
China’s approach to deterrence involves compelling as well as dissuading, and is intertwined with the idea of “war control.”
![Afghanistan, Taiwan, and America’s ‘Fighting Spirit’ Afghanistan, Taiwan, and America’s ‘Fighting Spirit’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-23_21-19-42.jpg)
Afghanistan, Taiwan, and America’s ‘Fighting Spirit’
By Andrei Lungu
Long before the Afghanistan withdrawal, China had become convinced that the U.S. does not have the stomach for a protracted fight over Taiwan.
![The Signal and the Noise: Understanding China’s Military Threats The Signal and the Noise: Understanding China’s Military Threats](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-18_05-15-01.jpg)
The Signal and the Noise: Understanding China’s Military Threats
By Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga
Why Australia should take threats of Chinese military attack seriously for the future, but not literally for today.
![China’s Evolving Approach to Nuclear War-Fighting China’s Evolving Approach to Nuclear War-Fighting](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_514637656592.jpg)
China’s Evolving Approach to Nuclear War-Fighting
By James Johnson
China is dismantling the barriers impeding a war-fighting posture. Does that spell the end of No First Use?
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