CIAO DATE: 07/2014
January 2014
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
China is poised to become a major strategic rival to the United States. Whether or not Beijing intends to challenge Washington’s primacy, its economic boom and growing national ambitions make competition inevitable. And as China rises, American power will diminish in relative terms, threatening the foundations of the U.S.-backed global order that has engendered unprecedented prosperity worldwide. To avoid this costly outcome, Washington needs a novel strategy to balance China without containing it.China is poised to become a major strategic rival to the United States.
Resource link: Balancing Without Containment: An American Strategy for Managing China [PDF] - 4.0M