| Description |
vii, 232 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Thinking the unthinkable -- An emerging rival -- Competition versus opposition -- The lost island -- The Taiwan tinder box -- Adding fuel to the fire -- China might think it would win -- Spiraling out of control -- From standoff to stand down -- Appendix: why China could not seize Taiwan |
| Summary |
"Washington has split between those who think we will eventually go to war with China (mostly conservatives) and those who find these alarums unconvincing (mostly centrists). They've even developed pejoratives for each camp: Panda Sluggers versus Panda Huggers. A War Like No Other argues against both, warning that America and China are closer to war than most people realize, in large part because China and Taiwan could blunder into a conflict that neither side wants. The road from slightest provocation to economically disastrous superpower standoff is a short one." "National security expert Michael O'Hanlon has developed a reputation for clear-eyed analysis, especially for his early and ongoing prescience and accuracy concerning America's involvement in Iraq. A War Like No Other teams him with noted China scholar Richard Bush to assess the threat that keeps them both up at night: the chilling of relations between the United States and China from simply wary to detrimentally antagonistic."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-221) and index |
| SUBJECT |
China -- Military policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114647
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China -- Relations -- Taiwan.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114649
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Taiwan -- Relations -- China.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117220
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United States -- Military policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379
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| Author |
O'Hanlon, Michael E.
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| LC no. |
2006020554 |
| ISBN |
0471986771 (cloth) |
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9780471986775 (cloth) |
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