Is China becoming more Aggressive? A Neo-classical Realist Analysis

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Is China becoming more Aggressive? A Neo-classical Realist Analysis. / Sørensen, Camilla T. N.

In: Asian Perspective, Vol. 37, No. 3, 2013, p. 363-385.

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Sørensen, CTN 2013, 'Is China becoming more Aggressive? A Neo-classical Realist Analysis', Asian Perspective, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 363-385. https://doi.org/10.5555/0258-9184-37.3.363

APA

Sørensen, C. T. N. (2013). Is China becoming more Aggressive? A Neo-classical Realist Analysis. Asian Perspective, 37(3), 363-385. https://doi.org/10.5555/0258-9184-37.3.363

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Sørensen CTN. Is China becoming more Aggressive? A Neo-classical Realist Analysis. Asian Perspective. 2013;37(3):363-385. https://doi.org/10.5555/0258-9184-37.3.363

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Sørensen, Camilla T. N. / Is China becoming more Aggressive? A Neo-classical Realist Analysis. In: Asian Perspective. 2013 ; Vol. 37, No. 3. pp. 363-385.

Bibtex

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