| ID | 178705 |
| Title Proper | Constructing a U.S.-China rivalry in the Indo-Pacific and beyond |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Scobell, Andrew |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Washington-Beijing rivalry of the early twentieth century was neither pre-ordained nor an aberration. It was constructed as domestic constituencies in each country were socialized toward confrontation. Pro-cooperation coalitions, which had emerged in each country to support alignment against a mutually perceived Soviet threat, were undermined by the final chapter of the Cold War. Yet a simmering U.S.-China rivalry was subsumed by an unsustainable accommodation of mutual self-interest by Washington and Beijing during the first two decades of the post-Cold War era. By the 2010s, the rivalry had become quite visible as pro-cooperation coalitions in the United States and China had splintered and been supplanted by pro-confrontation coalitions. U.S. and Chinese geostrategic reassessments also contributed to the emerging rivalry. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 30, No.127; Jan 2021: p.69-84 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Contemporary China Vol: 30 No 127 |
| Key Words | United States ; China ; Indo-Pacific ; U.S. - China Rivalry |