China in the contemporary world order: grand strategy, military modernization, and balance of power

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the military determinants of China's strategic posture at the beginning of the 21st century, especially after the wide-ranging military reform introduced by Xi Jinping in 2015. China has faced major challenges in combining military modernization and Peaceful Development in a strategic environment marked by the balance of power logic. In this context, this paper points out the importance of military modernization for China’s grand strategy, even if it means the risk of growing tensions with regional and global military powers.

Business counterintelligence as a protection strategy for SMEs

“…The academic literature records writings such as the book "The Art of War" related to military strategy that date back to around 500 BC, The phrase "If you use the enemy to defeat the enemy, you will be powerful everywhere you go" (Sun, 2016, p. 1) is a commonplace phrase in the literature, and it is only when you know every detail of the terrain that you can maneuver and fight" (Sun, 2016, p. 1). 78), alludes to the spying strategies used to destabilize the organization of an army, executing internal sabotage actions and collecting information on position, logistics and combat strength (Catoira, 2018;Jayaram, 2020;Khristoforov & Guseva, 2020;Teixeira Júnior & Da Silva, 2020).…”