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Seminar

Why China Cannot Rise Peacefully and What That Means for Japan

Open to the Public

Professor Mearsheimer will examine the current and future trends of China's economic and military modernization, based on his theory of offensive realism. He argues that if China's power continues to grow over the next few decades, it would attempt to establish control over East Asia as its own sphere of influence, leading to a conflict with the United States.

Date: Time: - Location: Knafel Building, Bowie-Vernon, Room K262
Why China Cannot Rise Peacefully and What That Means for Japan

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Professor Mearsheimer will examine the current and future trends of China's economic and military modernization, based on his theory of offensive realism. He argues that if China's power continues to grow over the next few decades, it would attempt to establish control over East Asia as its own sphere of influence, leading to a conflict with the United States.

For his recent writing on China, please see his National Interest article, "Can China Rise Peacefully?"

Co-sponsored by the International Security Program and the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies