The Avoidable War
the dangers of a catastrophic conflict between the us and xi jinping's china
$33.59
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
29 March 2022
Summary
The Avoidable War: Can the US and China Escape Catastrophe?
A war between China and the US would be catastrophic, deadly, and destructive. Unfortunately, it is no longer unthinkable.
The relationship between the US and China, the world’s two superpowers, is peculiarly volatile. It rests on a seismic fault of cultural misunderstanding, historical grievance, and ideological incompatibility. No other nations are so quick to offend and be offended. Their militaries play a danger…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733648502 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0733648509 |
| Author: | Kevin Rudd |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 29 March 2022 |
| Weight: | 540g |
| Dimensions: | 155mm x 231mm x 33mm |
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“A lifelong student of China, Kevin Rudd has become one of today’s most thoughtful analysts of China’s development. The Avoidable War focuses on the signal challenge posed by China’s evolution to America and to world order. Can the US and China avoid sleepwalking into a conflict? Rudd offers constructive steps for the two powers to stabilize their relations.” HENRY A. KISSINGER
About The Author
Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd served as Australia’s twenty-sixth prime minister from 2007 to 2010 and then as its foreign minister from 2010 to 2012, before returning as prime minister in 2013. He is the global president and CEO of Asia Society and has been president of the Asia Society Policy Institute since January 2015. Rudd graduated from the Australian National University with honours in Chinese studies and is fluent in Mandarin. He also studied at the National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei.
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