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Danger Zone

The Coming Conflict with China

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Danger Zone

Written by: Hal Brands, Michael Beckley
Narrated by: Nancy Wu
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It has become conventional wisdom that America and China are running a "superpower marathon." Yet Hal Brands and Michael Beckley pose a counterintuitive question: What if the sharpest phase of that competition is more like a decade-long sprint?

The Sino-American contest is driven by clashing geopolitical interests and a stark ideological dispute over whether authoritarianism or democracy will dominate the twenty-first century. But both history and China's current trajectory suggest that this rivalry will reach its moment of maximum danger in the 2020s.

China is at a perilous moment: strong enough to violently challenge the existing order, yet losing confidence that time is on its side. Witness its aggression toward Taiwan, its record-breaking military buildup, and its efforts to dominate the critical technologies that will shape the world's future.

The Chinese challenge will most likely prove more manageable than many pessimists currently believe—but during the 2020s, the pace of Sino-American conflict will accelerate, and the prospect of war will be frighteningly real. America, Brands and Beckley argue, will still need a sustainable approach to winning a protracted global competition.

©2022 Hal Brands and Michael Beckley (P)2022 Tantor Freedom & Security International Relations Politics & Government National Security China War Military
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Recommend. Good summary of china history. Up to me to keep reading to validate the accuracy of what I read. But the strategy presented appears logical and well reshearched. Can’t wait to keep learning.

Great thsesis well presented and convincing

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Terrible synthesized computer voice, made it difficult to listen to with mispronounced words, lack of feeling in the oration.

The narration.

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Highly recommended read. Provides some disturbing and relevant insights to our current world situation. Hopefully we can get through the danger zone

Great book

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total lack of nuance. typical China hawk that fails to recognize the hypocrisy of her statements. there's a lot of good info here but the context is misleading

China bad West good

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