By Larry Diamond
Beijing’s “peaceful rise” no longer serves thecountry’s rulers. Insteadthey have adopted “sharppower.”
he deteriorating relationship between the world’s two super-powers—the United Statesand China—is now enteringa period of grave danger. An emboldenedChinese Communist Party (CCP) is now onthe move in Asia and globally. Increasingly,its behavior constitutes a threat to peaceand security in Asia and the core nationalinterests of the United States. Whetherthe United States and its allies exhibit thestrategy and resolve to meet this threat will be the single most important determinantof world order in the coming decade.
Key points
China’s behavior threatenspeace and security in Asiaand the core interests of theUnited States. »Beijing’s repressive strategytoward Hong Kong is how itseeks to secure dominanceover all of Asia. »Taiwan is at risk. Beijingnow senses there may be noway to lure Taiwan into thecommunist fold. »History stresses the folly oftrying to appease an authori-tarian aggressor.
Larry Diamond
is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the chair of anew Hoover research project, China’s Global Sharp Power. He is also a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and a Bass Uni-versity Fellow in Undergraduate Education at Stanford University, where he is a professor by courtesy of political science and sociology.
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