Confrontations between China and other rival claimants in the South China Sea have gained increasing prominence in … China are defense partners. A serious confrontation between China and one of these defense partners could well result in a … broader crisis between China and the United States. This paper examines data relating to “significant†military …

This brief examines the capacity of China to challenge America as a technology innovator. It assumes that the balance …

economic ties with its neighbors would motivate it to avoid conflict. However, examples of a newly assertive China abound …