Managing Escalation While Competing Effectively in the Indo-Pacific

by Bryan Frederick, Bonny Lin, Kristen Gunness

This report assesses how China may react to expanded or varied U.S. military activities in the Indo-Pacific. It provides a framework of key factors likely to determine Chinese responses and identifies the characteristics of U.S. military activities that may either enhance deterrence of Chinese aggression or increase the risks of an escalatory Chinese reaction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977410383
• ISBN13: 9781977410382
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"