List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Origins of Engagement
2. Rationales and Expectations
3. Politics: "The Party Leads Everything"
4. Economics: "A bird in a cage"
5. Strategy: "The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation"
6. Getting China Right
Notes
Aaron L. Friedberg is Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Over the past two decades he has written numerous books and articles warning of the dangers of an intensifying economic, military, and ideological rivalry between China and the West, including A Contest for Supremacy: China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia, Beyond Air-Sea Battle: The Debate Over U.S. Military Strategy in Asia, and Partial Disengagement: A New U.S. Strategy for Economic Competition with China. Follow him on Twitter @AaronFriedberg
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