Bates Gill Libros

The book examines the significant shifts in China's diplomatic strategy since the mid-1990s, highlighting the resulting challenges and opportunities for the United States. It critiques the current incoherence in U.S. policy towards China and offers a comprehensive analysis of China's evolving security diplomacy. Through this analysis, the author advocates for a more nuanced and targeted approach to U.S.-China relations, aiming to guide policymakers in navigating the complexities of this critical international landscape.

A more active role on the part of other groups on Capitol Hill — such as the ...the Congressional China Caucus, and the US -China Working Group — as well ...

The book delves into the implications of China's role in global arms proliferation, particularly its significant exports of lethal weapons and advanced defense technologies despite a decline in the 1990s. Analyzing these exports reveals insights into the capabilities of China's military-industrial complex and highlights the potential challenges U.S. and allied forces may face in future conflicts. The examination of these dynamics underscores the strategic importance of understanding China's military advancements and their impact on global security.

In this timely and illuminating book, internationally-renowned China scholar Bates Gill explains the fundamental motivations driving the country's more dynamic, assertive and risk-taking approach to the world under Xi Jinping. With original and perceptive analysis, Daring to Struggle focuses on six increasingly important interests for today's China -- legitimacy, sovereignty, wealth, power, leadership and ideas -- and details how the determined pursuit of them at home and abroad profoundly shapes its foreign relationships, contributing to a more contested strategic environment in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.