Cultural Pragmatism for US-China Relations: Breaking the Gridlock and Co-creating Our Future

ISBN-13: 9781032279572 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 162 str.

Singapore) Chao Ron Charles (Chairman of Solaris Consortium

Opis

The Thucydides trap and a US-China face-off is not structurally inevitable; US-China relations are what the US and China make of them. Phua focuses on the ability to see ‘US as US’ and ‘China as China’ to trigger both countries’ cultural tendencies towards pragmatism.

Spis treści

1. From Trade War to Cold War? 2. Why does China punch below its weight in international relations theory? 3. Sunzi in the US Military Thinking: A case of cultural misunderstanding 4. The Origins of Chinese Political Thought 5. Modern Chinese International Relations Theory 6. Separating Military and Economic Leadership in International Relations 7. Conclusion- A Non-Zero-Sum Vision of International Relations