Lonely power, staying power

The rise of China and the resilience of US pre-eminence

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11 October 2011This paper challenges a number of assumptions about the transformation of Asia's security environment.

Contrary to expectations, the United States will remain the pre-eminent strategic actor in the region for a number of reasons that will be difficult to alter, while China's capacity for translating economic size into strategic leverage is problematic now and likely to face sharp limits into the future.

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Publication typeReport
Publisher TypeAPO Member, Think tank
CoverageAsia and the Pacific
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/26746
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