Will this be China's century?
Subtitle: a skeptic's view
By: Mel Gurtov
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boulder, Colorado
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781588268983; 9781588268747
Subjects: Politics and government; Relations
Description: Mel Gurtov takes issue with the widespread view that China is on the way to rivalling or even displacing the United States as the dominant world power. Gurtov identifies serious constraints that will keep the country's leadership focused for the foreseeable future on challenges at home. Arguing that China's economic rise has exacerbated problems of social inequality, environmental degradation, official corruption, and more-and that its military capabilities and ambitions are far more limited than many observers have suggested-he makes a strong case that the most productive US policy will be one of engagement on issues of common concern, rather than confrontation or containment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.