The China Challenge

Many see China's rise as a threat to US leadership in Asia and beyond. Thomas J. Christensen argues instead that the real challenge lies in dissuading China from regional aggression while eliciting its global cooperation. Drawing on decades of scholarship and experience as a senior diplomat, Christensen offers a deep perspective on China's military and economic capacity. Assessing China's political outlook and strategic goals, Christensen shows how nationalism and the threat of domestic instability influence the party's decisions about regional and global affairs. Articulating a balanced strategic approach along with perceptive historical analysis, Christensen describes how we might shape China's choices in the coming decades so that it contributes more to the international system from which it benefits so much.

Winner of the Silver Medal for the 2016 Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations.

About the author

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Thomas J. Christensen is the William P. Boswell Professor of World Politics and director of the China and the World Program at Princeton University. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

Summary

This compelling assessment of US-China relations is essential reading for anyone interestd in the future of the globalised world.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas J. Christensen, Christensen Thomas J., Thomas J. Christiansen
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.07.2016
• EAN: 9780393352993
• ISBN: 978-0-393-35299-3
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 209 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / China, International Relations, United States of America, USA, Asian History