The China Nightmare
Subtitle: The Grand Ambitions of a Decaying State
Publisher: AEI Press
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Blue Ridge Summit
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780844750323
Subjects: Foreign relations; Diplomatic relations
Description: Once the darling of U.S. statesmen, corporate elites, and academics, the People's Republic of China has evolved into America's most challenging strategic competitor. Its future appears dystopian. This book tells the story of how China got to this place and analyzes where it will go next and what that will mean for the future of U.S. strategy.
Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
Table of contents: title: Intro; title: Introduction; title: 1. Big Ambitions; title: 2. Why Global Centrality?; title: 3. Deng's National Rejuvenation; title: 4. Closing the Curtain; title: 5. Recentralization of Dictatorship; title: 6. Expansion; title: 7. Weak Points; title: 8. Implications for America; title: Afterword: The China Nightmare and COVID-19; title: Acknowledgments; title: About the Author; title: Notes