| ID | 123051 |
| Title Proper | China's real and present danger |
| Other Title Information | now is the time for Washington to worry |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Goldstein, Avery |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Much of the debate about China's rise in recent years has focused on the potential dangers China could pose as an eventual peer competitor to the United States bent on challenging the existing international order. But another issue is far more pressing. For at least the next decade, while China remains relatively weak compared to the United States, there is a real danger that Beijing and Washington will find themselves in a crisis that could quickly escalate to military conflict. Unlike a long-term great-power strategic rivalry that might or might not develop down the road, the danger of a crisis involving the two nuclear-armed countries is a tangible, near-term concern -- and the events of the past few years suggest the risk might be increasing. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 92, No.5; Sep-Oct 2013: p.136-144 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol. 92, No.5; Sep-Oct 2013: p.136-144 |
| Key Words | China ; United States ; Rivalry ; Nuclear Armed Countries ; NATO ; Military Conflict ; Diplomacy ; South China Sea ; East China ; Taiwan ; Maritime Disputes ; Nuclear Deterrence ; Cyberattacks ; US - China Crisis |