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Primacy or World Order? The United States and China's Rise—A Review Essay

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How should the United States respond to China’s rise? What are China’s strategic goals? What are the implications of U.S.-China strategic interactions for world order? This review essay examines the answers provided by three recent works—Aaron Friedberg’s A Contest for Supremacy, Hugh White’s The China Choice, and Yan Xuetong’s Ancient Chinese Political Thought, Modern Chinese Power.

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Khong, Yuen Foong. “Primacy or World Order? The United States and China's Rise—A Review Essay.” Winter 2013/14