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"A U.S.-China Grand Bargain? The Hard Choice between Military Competition and Accommodation"

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"A U.S.-China Grand Bargain? The Hard Choice between Military Competition and Accommodation"

Journal Article, International Security, volume 39, issue 4, pages 49-90

Spring 2015

Author: Charles L Glaser, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1982–1985; Editorial Board Member, Quarterly Journal: International Security

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SUMMARY

China's growing military power has fueled a security competition with the United States, increasing the risk of war between the two countries. To reduce this likelihood, the United States and China should negotiate a grand bargain in which the United States ends its commitment to defend Taiwan, and China agrees to resolve its maritime territorial disputes peacefully and accepts the United States' long-term military presence in East Asia.

 

Full text: MIT Press

The author has written a policy brief based on this article, "Time for a U.S.-China Grand Bargain."

 

For more information about this publication please contact the IS Editorial Assistant at 617-495-1914.

For Academic Citation:

Glaser, Charles L. "A U.S.-China Grand Bargain? The Hard Choice between Military Competition and Accommodation." International Security 39, no. 4 (Spring 2015): 49-90.

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