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  3. The Upside of US-Chinese Strategic Competition
    • Kai He, Griffith University, Queensland, Huiyun Feng, Griffith University, Queensland
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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    June 2025
    June 2025
    ISBN:
    9781009584869
    9781009584883
    9781009584890
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009584869
    Dimensions:
    (229 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.457kg, 209 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 151 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.31kg, 209 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Area Studies, Asian Studies, East Asian Government, Politics and Policy, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, Asian Studies, East Asian Government, Politics and Policy, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations
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    US–Chinese strategic competition is a defining factor in world politics. The prevailing narrative on US–China relations predicts inevitable conflicts between these two giants, potentially leading to a self-fulfilling prophecy. While fully acknowledging the inherent dangers of potential wars or military conflicts between the two powers, this book shows that competition is not necessarily detrimental. By systematically examining US–China institutional balancing across security, economic and political domains, particularly in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, this book highlights three positive externalities or unintended consequences: the revitalisation of regional institutions to address emerging challenges, unexpected collaborations between great powers (the US and China) and regional actors, and the provision of public goods by both nations. The book argues that constructive and institutionalised competition between the US and China, if managed with strategic foresight and restraint, could inadvertently lead to positive outcomes – institutional peace – in the Asia-Pacific region.

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