A critical look at how Chinas growing strategic arsenal could impact a rapidly changing world orderChinaampamp8217s strategic capabilities and doctrine have historically differed from the United Statesampamp8217 and Russiaampamp8217s. China has continued to modernize and expand its arsenal despite its policy of no first use while the United States and Russia have decreased deployed weapons stocks. This volume brings together an international group of distinguished scholars to provide a fresh assessment of Chinas strategic military capabilities doctrines and political perceptions in light of rapidly advancing technologies an expanding and modernizing nuclear arsenal and an increased greatpower competition with the United States.