CHINESE ARMS EXPORTS:
Research Report
CHINESE ARMS EXPORTS:: POLICY, PLAYERS, AND PROCESS
Evan S. Medeiros
Bates Gill
Copyright Date: Aug. 1, 2000
Published by: Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College
Pages: 109
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https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep11965
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. i-ii)
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. iii-iv)
  3. FOREWORD
    FOREWORD (pp. v-v)
    DOUGLAS C. LOVELACE JR.

    Global arms proliferation continues to be a key concern for the United States, particularly the export role of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Clearly, the PRC is a key player in the world’s arms bazaar. Although China experienced a significant decline in its arms exports in the 1990s (down from the boom times of the 1980s), the PRC provides a significant array of lethal weapons and sensitive defense technologies to states around the world. These exports provide an invaluable means by which to assess the progress and performance of China’s military-industrial complex. Moreover, these products may represent the very...

  4. SUMMARY
    SUMMARY (pp. vii-xiii)
  5. CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND TRENDS IN CHINESE ARMS EXPORTS
    CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND TRENDS IN CHINESE ARMS EXPORTS (pp. 1-21)

    Beginning in the mid to late 1980s, Chinese arms transfers increasingly became an issue of concern for U.S. policymakers. Of greatest concern were China’s exports of particular types of weapons (especially ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and nuclear-related transfers) to particular regimes (such as Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria). Starting in the late years of the Reagan Administration, these concerns and the ensuing confrontations with the Chinese have formed the foundation for reoccurring and contentious Sino-U.S. discussions over arms exports and nonproliferation.

    A brief review of the historical context to Chinese arms transfers will provide a greater...

  6. CHAPTER 2 CHINESE ARMS EXPORTS: POLICY, PLAYERS, PROCESS
    CHAPTER 2 CHINESE ARMS EXPORTS: POLICY, PLAYERS, PROCESS (pp. 23-71)

    China’s official policies, its decisionmaking processes, and the government institutions involved in conventional arms exports have long been the subject of international concern, especially since the 1980s when China emerged as a significant, second-tier supplier of conventional weapons and missiles to developing countries. China has exported a variety of weapons to an eclectic mix of recipients in volatile regions which have caused many countries to question Beijing’s official positions and decisionmaking processes related to arms sales. Most notably, China sold significant amounts of arms to both Iran and Iraq during their lengthy conflict. This two-handed approach raised questions about the...

  7. CHAPTER 3 CONCLUSIONS
    CHAPTER 3 CONCLUSIONS (pp. 73-76)

    Despite the declining volume of Chinese arms exports, China’s shrinking market share, and the possibility that its arms exports control process will become rational and effective, Chinese arms transfers will continue to be an issue of concern for U.S. policymakers in the coming years. China’s past willingness to introduce certain military products such as cruise missiles and ballistic missile technologies into regions of U.S. concern (e.g., the Middle East and South Asia) suggests that Chinese arms exports will remain of interest to U.S. officials, policy analysts, and military planners. Over the years, China has established strong political and technical relationships...

  8. FIGURES
    FIGURES (pp. 77-80)
  9. APPENDIX I ACRONYMS
    APPENDIX I ACRONYMS (pp. 81-83)
  10. APPENDIX II PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA REGULATIONS ON EXPORT CONTROL OF MILITARY ITEMS
    APPENDIX II PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA REGULATIONS ON EXPORT CONTROL OF MILITARY ITEMS (pp. 85-91)
  11. APPENDIX III PRINCIPAL ORGANIZATIONS IN CHINA’S NONPROLIFERATION AND ARMS CONTROL COMMUNITY
    APPENDIX III PRINCIPAL ORGANIZATIONS IN CHINA’S NONPROLIFERATION AND ARMS CONTROL COMMUNITY (pp. 93-93)
  12. APPENDIX IV ENGLISH-CHINESE GLOSSARY OF CHINESE ORGANIZATIONS
    APPENDIX IV ENGLISH-CHINESE GLOSSARY OF CHINESE ORGANIZATIONS (pp. 95-96)
  13. APPENDIX V HINA’S EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MILITARY ITEMS
    APPENDIX V HINA’S EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MILITARY ITEMS (pp. 97-97)
  14. APPENDIX VI INTERNET SITES FOR CHINESE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN MILITARY EXPORTS AND EXPORT CONTROLS
    APPENDIX VI INTERNET SITES FOR CHINESE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN MILITARY EXPORTS AND EXPORT CONTROLS (pp. 99-100)
  15. ABOUT THE AUTHORS
    ABOUT THE AUTHORS (pp. 101-102)
  16. Back Matter
    Back Matter (pp. 103-103)