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68. Robert G. Sutter, “The PLA, Japan’s Defense Posture, and
the Outlook for China-Japan Relations,” in Andrew Scobell and
Larry M. Wortzel, eds., Shaping China’s Security Environment: The
Role of the People’s Liberation Army, Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies
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70. “The Security Situation,”China’s National Defense in 2008,
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71. Jiang Xinfeng, “Creating a New Situation in Interaction
on Defense Affairs by China and Japan,” PLA Daily, May 6, 2008.
72. “China, Japan Sign Joint Statement on Promoting Strategic,
Mutually Beneficial Ties,” Xinhua, May 7, 2008.
73. Tsuyoshi Nojima, “China’s sudden show of force sends
SDF jets scrambling,” Asahi Shimbun, January 2, 2008.
74. “PRC FM Spokesman Denies Provoking Japan Over Disputed
Isles,” Kyodo World Service, December 9, 2008.
75. Jiang Xinfeng, “What Does Japan’s Annual Defense White
Paper Mention,” PLA Daily Online, July 20, 2009.
76. “China’s Military and Security Activities Abroad,” Prepared
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Secretary of Defense for East Asia Testimony Before the
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4, 2009, p.1.
77. Aaron L. Friedberg, “Menace,” and Robert S. Ross,
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78. The following discussion draws upon David Sedney’s
March 4, 2009, prepared testimony, pp. 3-4.
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