The China Challenge Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power [Paperback]

A model of judicious analysis: Carefully deconstructing the economic, military and diplomatic balances between the United States and China, [Christensen] reveals the magnitude of the latters challenge without inflating it.Can a rising power and an established power cooperate toward mutually beneficial aims?There is no one I would rather read on China than Tom Christensen. He has the rare ability to transcend the conventional either/or debates about China and to see the country simultaneously as a power with the potential to disrupt global politics in many negative ways?The rise of China is one of the prime challenges for American foreign policy. Thomas Christensen uses his first rate credentials both as a scholar and a practitioner to give a clear and compelling answer to this challenge.Christensen is one of the worlds leading China experts, an experienced senior policymaker, and a top-notch international relations theorist.A standout . . . a balanced, informative,and highly intelligent guide to dealingwith China.Fareed Zakaria