Contest for Supremacy China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia

Name: Contest for Supremacy China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia
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ISBN: 9780393343892

ISBN-10: 0393343898

ISBN-13: 9780393343892

Edition: 2012

Authors: Aaron L. Friedberg

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There may be no denying China's growing economic strength, but its impact on the global balance of power remains hotly contested. Political scientist Aaron L. Friedberg argues that our nation's leaders are failing to act expeditiously enough to counter China's growing strength. He explains how the United States and China define their goals and reveals the strategies each is now employing to achieve its ends. Friedberg demonstrates in this provocative book that the ultimate aim of Chinese policymakers is to "win without fighting," displacing the United States as the leading power in Asia while avoiding direct confrontation. The United States, on the other hand, sends misleading signals about…

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List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 0.56" wide x 0.83" long x 0.12" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

Aaron L. Friedberg is a professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School and a former deputy assistant for national security affairs in the Office of the Vice President. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.



Acknowledgments


Preface


Introduction A Contest for Supremacy



Means of Ascent



Roots of Rivalry



From Containment to Alignment



"Congagement"



"The Propensity of Things"



"Hide Our Capabilities and Bide Our Time"



"To Win without Fighting"



The Balance of Influence



The Balance of Power



Alternative Strategies



Can America Keep Its Balance?


Appendix Sources and Methods


Notes


Index