| ID | 128006 |
| Title Proper | Taiwan's dire straits |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mearsheimer, John J |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | WHAT ARE the implications for Taiwan of China's continued rise? Not today. Not next year. No, the real dilemma Taiwan will confront looms in the decades ahead, when China, whose continued economic growth seems likely although not a sure thing, is far more powerful than it is today.
Contemporary China does not possess significant military power; its military forces are inferior, and not by a small margin, to those of the United States. Beijing would be making a huge mistake to pick a fight with the American military nowadays. China, in other words, is constrained by the present global balance of power, which is clearly stacked in America's favor. |
| `In' analytical Note | National Interest vol. , No.130; Mar-Apr 2014: p.29-39 |
| Journal Source | National Interest vol. , No.130; Mar-Apr 2014: p.29-39 |
| Key Words | Taiwan ; China ; Economic Growth ; Military Power ; United States ; Global Balance of Power ; American Military Presence ; Asia |