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The China Challenge
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The China Challenge

Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power

W.W. Norton, 2015 más...


Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Analytical
  • Overview
  • Concrete Examples

Recommendation

Princeton professor and former State Department official Thomas J. Christensen offers an insider’s analysis of what China’s rising power means for the United States, for the world at large and for China domestically. With the judgment of a diplomat and the rigor of an academic, Christensen provides a nuanced assessment of the challenges that China’s development and international ascent pose. He suggests strategies that the US can apply to influence China’s rise in the political, economic and national security arenas. getAbstract recommends this distinctive analysis to those in diplomacy, international development, investments, offshoring or any other endeavor in which China may be a factor.

Take-Aways

  • American foreign policy supports and encourages China’s growth, but China views the US with suspicion and distrust.
  • In China, the word “westernization” connotes imperialist bullying.
  • Foreign-owned companies in China are often the source of CO2 emissions.

About the Author

Thomas J. Christensen was deputy assistant US secretary of state for East Asia and the Pacific from 2006 through 2008. He is William P. Boswell Professor of World Politics and directs the China and the World Program at Princeton University. 


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