Asia's Quest for Balance: China's Rise and Balancing in the Indo-Pacific

by Jeff M Smith and Jeff M. Smith

In recent years the narrative surrounding China's "peaceful rise" has given way to a more ominous story of friction, ambition, and great-power rivalry. As Chinese foreign policy has grown more nationalist and assertive, its intensifying competition with the U.S. has assumed center stage. The impact on China's neighbors, by contrast, and their evolving responses, have received comparatively less attention.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538106337
• ISBN13: 9781538106334
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"