The reason for this book is that armed conflict between China and the United States over the next decade, while not yet probable, has become a real possibility. In part, this is because the balance of economic, military, and technological power between the two countries is changing rapidly. In part, it is because back in 2014, Xi Jinping changed China’s grand strategy from an essentially defensive posture to a more activist policy seeking to advance Chinese interests and values across the region and the world. It is also because, since 2017, in response to China’s newfound national power and
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US China conflict not probable in decade but real possibility
