The United States, China, and the Competition for Control

This book considers whether the United States and the People-s Republic of China have irreconcilable visions of world order.

The United States, China, and the Competition for Control evaluates the twin claims that China seeks to dismantle the post-World War II international order and that the United States seeks to defend it. It defines the post-war order and examines how the United States and China have behaved within and in relation to it since 1945. Analysis of the two states- rhetoric and policy reveals that their preferences for international order are not as divergent as today-s conventional wisdom suggests. The book therefore concludes that U.S. policies that treat China as a threat to international order are misplaced, and offers policy recommendations for how the United States can both preserve the post-war order and protect its vital national interests.

The book will be of interest to foreign policy practitioners, commentators, and analysts as well as st