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The avoidable war : the dangers of a catastrophic conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China
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Title
The avoidable war : the dangers of a catastrophic conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China / Kevin Rudd.
ISBN
9781541701298
1541701291
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York : PublicAffairs, 2022.
Copyright Notice Date
2022
Physical Description
viii, 420 pages ; 25 cm
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
"A war between China and the US would be catastrophic, deadly, and destructive. Unfortunately, it is no longer unthinkable. The relationship between the US and China, the world's two superpowers, is peculiarly volatile. It rests on a seismic fault--of cultural misunderstanding, historical grievance, and ideological incompatibility. No other nations are so quick to offend and be offended. Their militaries play a dangerous game of chicken, corporations steal intellectual property, intelligence satellites peer, and AI technicians plot. The capacity for either country to cross a fatal line grows daily"-- Provided by publisher
Variant and related titles
Dangers of a catastrophic conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 23, 2022
Contents
Introduction: On the danger of war
A short history of the US-China relationship
The problem of distrust
Understanding Xi Jinping's worldview : ten concentric circles of interest
The first circle : the politics of staying in power
The second circle : securing national unity
The third circle : ensuring economic prosperity
The fourth circle : making economic development environmentally sustainable
The fifth circle : modernizing the military
The sixth circle : managing China's neighborhood
The seventh circle : securing China's maritime periphery
the Western Pacific, the Indo-Pacific, and the Quad
The eighth circle : going west
the Belt and Road Initiative
The ninth circle : increasing Chinese leverage across Europe, Africa, and Latin American and gaining and Arctic foothold
The tenth circle : changing the global rules-based order
America's emerging strategic response to Xi Jinping's China
Xi Jinping's China in the 2020s : the politics of the Twentieth Party Congress
The decade of living dangerously : alternative futures for US-China relations
Navigating an uncertain future : the case for managed strategic competition
Epilogue.
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Genre/Form
History.
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