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“The direction that China and US-China relations take will define the strategic future of the world for years to come. No relationship matters more — for better or for worse — in resolving the enduring challenges of our time.” So begins a thoughtful overview of China’s economic and political evolution (Bergsten et al., 2006, p. 1). If it looms so large within the 21st century power equation, how can a study of global power justify devoting merely one chapter to China’s rise? That no other (non-US) actor has merited a separate chapter seems an unsatisfactory explanation. In fact, China’s impact is evident in each theme and chapter of this book.
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© 2013 Stuart S. Brown
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Brown, S.S. (2013). China’s Challenge. In: The Future of US Global Power. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137023162_8
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