The China Nightmare : The Grand Ambitions of a Decaying State

"This is a book about China's grand strategy and its future as an ambitious, declining, and dangerous rival power. Once the darling of U.S. statesmen, corporate elites, and academics, the People's Republic of China has evolved into America's most challenging strategic competitor. Its future appears increasingly dystopian. This book tells the story of how China got to this place and analyzes where it will go next and what that will mean for the future of U.S. strategy. The China Nightmare makes an extraordinarily compelling case that China's future could be dark and the free world must prepare accordingly."--Amazon This is a book about China's grand strategy and its future as an ambitious, declining, and dangerous rival power. Once the darling of U.S. statesmen, corporate elites, and academics, the People's Republic of China has evolved into America's most challenging strategic competitor. Its future appears increasingly dystopian. This book tells the story of how China got to this place and analyzes where it will go next and what that will mean for the future of U.S. strategy. Nightmare China makes an extraordinarily compelling case that China's future could be dark and the free world must prepare accordingly. Intro Introduction 1. Big Ambitions 2. Why Global Centrality? 3. Deng's National Rejuvenation 4. Closing the Curtain 5. Recentralization of Dictatorship 6. Expansion 7. Weak Points 8. Implications for America Afterword: The China Nightmare and COVID-19 Acknowledgments About the Author Notes