Locating China’s Place in the Global Defense Economy

Richard Bitzinger, Michael Raska, Collin Koh Swee Lean and Kelvin Wong Ka Weng

Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, Working Paper Series from Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, University of California

Abstract: The position of an arms producing country or region in the global arms industry is dictated by the relative level of its indigenous capabilities for independent defense-related research and development (R&D) and manufacturing. Tier 1 countries such as the United States are considered to have a techonological edge, based on their ability to innovate, over Tier 2 modifiers and adapters such as China and India. Progress in the Chinese aerospace industry demonstrates its rapid trajectory from copier/reproducer of technologies to adaptor/modifier, and, in some cases, developer and designer. Do these trends mean that China is on the verge of becoming a Tier 1 arms producer?

Keywords: Social and Behavioral Sciences; research and development; manufacturing; China; tier 1; aerospace industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-09-01
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