The avoidable war : the dangers of a catastrophic conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China
Rudd, Kevin, 1957-2022
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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 dangerous game of chicken, corporations steal intellectual property, intelligence satellites peer and AI technicians plot. The capacity for either country to cross a fatal line grows daily. Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who has studied, lived in, and worked with China for more than forty years, is one of the very few people who can offer real insight into the mindsets of the leadership whose judgement will determine if a war will be fought. This book demystifies the actions of both sides, explaining and translating them for the benefit of the other. Geopolitical disaster is still avoidable, but only if these two giants can find a way to coexist without betraying their core interests through what Rudd calls "managed strategic competition". Should they fail, down that path lies the possibility of a war that could rewrite the future of both countries, and the world.
Main title:
Author:
Rudd, Kevin, 1957-, author
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : Hachette Australia, 2022.©2022
Collation:
x, 420 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
978073364850297807336485029780733648502
Dewey class:
327.51073327.51
Language:
English
BRN:
503592
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 327.51 RUD | Available |
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 327.51 RUD | Available |
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 327.51 RUD | Available |