Accidental conflict : America, China, and the clash of false narratives / Stephen Roach

Author: Roach, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel), 1945-
Published: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2022]
Copyright Date: ©2022
Physical Description: x, 437 pages ; 24 cm

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Contents

Preface as Sequel -- Introduction: Expedience -- Part One: On Relationships -- 1. Shared History -- 2. From Convenience to Codependency -- 3. Two Dreams -- Part Two: America's False Narratives of China -- 4. Bilateral Bluster -- 5. Huawei as a Trojan Horse -- 6. Winning Cold Wars -- 7. From Trump to Biden: The Plot Thickens -- Part three: China's false narratives of America -- 8. Censorship as Conflict -- 9. Consumerism and Animal Spirits -- 10. China with American Characteristics -- 11. A New Model of Major Country Relationships -- Part Four: Dueling Narratives -- 12. Accidental Conflict -- 13. From Distrust to Trust -- 14. A Path to Interdependency -- Postscript -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index

Summary

In the short span of four years, America and China have entered a trade war, a tech war, and a new Cold War. This conflict between the world's two most powerful nations wouldn't have happened, were it not for an unnecessary clash of false narratives. America falsely blames its trade and technology threats on China yet overlooks its shaky saving foundation. China falsely blames its growth challenges on America's alleged containment of market-based socialism, ignoring its failed economic rebalancing. In a hard-hitting analysis of both nations' economies, politics, and policies, Stephen Roach argues that much of the rhetoric on both sides is dangerously misguided, amplified by information distortion, and more a reflection of each nation's fears and vulnerabilities than a credible assessment of the risks they face. Outlining the disastrous toll of conflict escalation between China and America, Roach offers a new road map to restoring a mutually advantageous relationship.

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ISBN

9780300259643 hardcover
0300259646 hardcover

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-404) and index.

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Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
Barbara S. Klein Libraries Collection Endowment in Art History and International Affairs

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