CIAO DATE: 08/2014
June 2014
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University
For the first time in more than two decades, the United States faces a competitor that has the ability to inflict heavy costs on its air and naval forces. Maintaining stability in East Asia will therefore require significant changes in U.S. military capabilities and posture—changes that are likely to prove difficult while defense resources are scarce. Many of these changes will take years to implement, however, and China's military modernization shows no signs of slowing. The United States cannot afford to delay.
Resource link: Time to Worry about China's Military Rise [PDF] - 329K