Journal Article - Quarterly Journal: International Security

Who's Behind China's High-Technology 'Revolution'? How Bomb Makers Remade Beijing's Priorities, Policies, and Institutions

| July 01, 1999

Abstract

For many, the 1995-96 Taiwan Strait crisis and recent disclosures about possible Chinese espionage in the United States— including efforts to acquire U.S. nuclear and satellite technology— signal a major turning point not only in U.S.-China relations, but also in Beijing's perceptions about the role of high technology in political and military affairs. Evan Feigenbaum of Harvard University explores the evolution of Chinese thinking about the importance of high technology and China's effort to develop a high-tech capability to enhance its national security.

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For Academic Citation: Evan A. Feigenbaum. “Who's Behind China's High-Technology 'Revolution'? How Bomb Makers Remade Beijing's Priorities, Policies, and Institutions.” Quarterly Journal: International Security, vol. 24. no. 1. (July 1, 1999):
95-126
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Evan A. Feigenbaum

Evan A. Feigenbaum

  • Former Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Security Initiative
  • Former Program Chair, Chinese Security Studies Program
  • Former Research Fellow, International Security Program/Managing the Atom (1998-2000)
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