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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.7249/RRA1074-1
来源IDRR-A1074-1
Deciphering Chinese Deterrence Signalling in the New Era: An Analytic Framework and Seven Case Studies
Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga; Derek Grossman; Kristen Gunness; Michael S. Chase; Marigold Black; Natalia D. Simmons-Thomas
发表日期2021-05-27
出版年2021
页码215
语种英语
结论

China has shown that it takes a comprehensive approach to deterrence and deterrence signalling, one that is based on the use of multiple instruments of national power—not only military strength but also economic leverage, diplomatic influence, and information manipulation

  • Although China's capabilities and communication channels have changed, its fundamental approach to military deterrence signalling as a form of political coercion has not.
  • China is using military deterrence signalling more frequently and more boldly than before, requiring expertise to distinguish the signal from the noise and respond to what matters.

A comprehensive framework of accurate and nuanced interpretation of Chinese deterrence signalling is crucial for policymakers

  • It is important to understand the strategic context of any specific episode in which China employs deterrence signalling: China's security interests, its threat perceptions, and its past behaviour.
  • It is crucial to identify the key content that is being communicated: What is China saying and doing?
  • It is important to identify the key audience or audiences China is attempting to reach and what these choices reveal about its deterrence objectives.
  • There is a strict hierarchy of authoritativeness within the Party-state system, which is central to assessing signals. Social media and unofficial voices often contribute more noise than signal.
  • The scope of Chinese signalling is an important indicator of Beijing's willingness to consider the use of force.
摘要

In Xi Jinping's 'new era', Chinese ambitions are increasingly global, its behaviour is increasingly aggressive, and its military is increasingly a leading edge of national power. China is also changing its approach to deterrence signalling in this 'new era' as it leverages growing military capabilities and the availability of new communication channels.

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This report is intended to help analysts and policymakers in Australia, the United States, and other countries better decipher Chinese deterrence signalling in this 'new era'. For China, deterrence (威慑, weishe) is not simply the objective of forestalling an adversary's undesired action, as in Western thinking—it also includes aspects of compellence, meaning that China often uses its military to coerce other countries to take actions Beijing desires. This report provides an analytic framework to interpret Chinese deterrence signalling and explores seven case studies of recent Chinese deterrence behaviour to illuminate what has stayed the same and what has changed in Chinese peacetime and crisis deterrence signalling.

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Overall, although China's capabilities and communication channels have changed, its fundamental approach to military deterrence signalling as a form of political coercion has not changed. Rather, Beijing is employing military deterrence signalling more frequently and in bolder ways to achieve its grander objectives. This means that analysts are likely to face an ever-greater task of deciphering this ever-expanding milieu to ensure that policymakers can separate the signal from the noise and respond to what matters (and look past what does not) to better manage future crises.

目录
  • Chapter One

    Introduction

  • Chapter Two

    Overview of Chinese Thinking on Deterrence

  • Chapter Three

    A Framework for Deciphering Chinese Deterrence Signals

  • Chapter Four

    Recent Chinese Deterrence Signalling: Peacetime Case Studies

  • Chapter Five

    Recent Chinese Deterrence Signalling: Crisis Case Studies

  • Chapter Six

    Implications for Australia

主题Australia ; China ; Global Security ; Information Operations ; Low-Intensity Conflict ; Nuclear Deterrence ; United States
URLhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1074-1.html
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