Arms Trade in the Current Military Relations between the People’s Republic of China and Ukraine, and Its Role in Development of the Chinese Military Potential

• Authors: Rutkowska Patrycja , Adamczyk Marcin
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of the article is to present and analyse the role of transfer of military technology, equipment and armaments in mutual military relations between the PRC and Ukraine, as well as its impact on modernization of the PLA and expansion of China’s military potential.

Keywords

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Ukraine; China; arms trade; military relations; military potential

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu. Wydawnictwo UMK
• Journal: Historia i Polityka
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 28 (35)
• Pages: 71-85

Contributors

author

Rutkowska Patrycja

• Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Political Sciences and International Studies

author

Adamczyk Marcin

• University of Wrocław, Faculty of Social Science

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DOI

10.12775/HiP.2019.016