China's weapons transfer in the Western hemisphere

What characterises China's weapons diplomacy and how does it unfold in the current security scenario in the Western Hemisphere? This article argues that Chinese arms deliveries have arrived in the region together with the expansion of commerce and trade routes as evidenced in Africa, Asia, and...

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Published in:	Journal of strategic studies 2020-02, Vol.43 (2), p.217-244
Main Author:	Solar, Carlos
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Armed forces arms transfers Diplomacy Foreign policy Governance Hegemony Industrial policy international relations International trade Military Military policy Military sales Military weapons Security Weapons Weapons delivery weapons industry Western hemisphere
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Summary:	What characterises China's weapons diplomacy and how does it unfold in the current security scenario in the Western Hemisphere? This article argues that Chinese arms deliveries have arrived in the region together with the expansion of commerce and trade routes as evidenced in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. In Latin America and the Caribbean, states seek to buy weapons in light of contentious border hot spots and intrastate rampant violence. China is a wilful seller and, to accomplish this, it has developed a weapons transfer policy taking advantage of the post-hegemony of the United States. The article argues that Beijing's successes could reverse due to the lack of interstate armed conflict, and the less belligerent military missions adopted by the armed forces. Yet, Chinese arms transfers in the Western Hemisphere and other parts of the developing world reveal a complex security governance regime where the military, industry, and diplomatic policy communities interact.
ISSN:	0140-2390 1743-937X