Wars, fought and unfought : China and the Sino-Indian border dispute

• Main Author: Balazs, Daniel
• Other Authors: -
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science::International relations
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150314
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

When do Chinese leaders choose to fight and when do they want to avoid direct military engagement in frontier disputes? The question arises because China fought a war with India in 1962, clashed with the Soviets in 1969 and invaded Vietnam in 1979 over territorial concerns. In 1986 87, however, Sino...