Accidental conflict : America, China, and the clash of false narratives / Stephen Roach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roach, Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel), 1945- author.

Contributor:

Lippincott Library Book Endowment Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--China.

United States.

China--Foreign relations--United States.

China.

Diplomatic relations.

Physical Description:

x, 437 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2022]

Summary:

In the short span of four years, America and China have entered a trade war, a tech war, and a new Cold War. This conflict between the world's two most powerful nations wouldn't have happened, were it not for an unnecessary clash of false narratives. America falsely blames its trade and technology threats on China yet overlooks its shaky saving foundation. China falsely blames its growth challenges on America's alleged containment of market-based socialism, ignoring its failed economic rebalancing. In a hard-hitting analysis of both nations' economies, politics, and policies, Stephen Roach argues that much of the rhetoric on both sides is dangerously misguided, amplified by information distortion, and more a reflection of each nation's fears and vulnerabilities than a credible assessment of the risks they face. Outlining the disastrous toll of conflict escalation between China and America, Roach offers a new road map to restoring a mutually advantageous relationship.

Contents:

Preface as Sequel

Introduction: Expedience

Part One: On Relationships

1. Shared History

2. From Convenience to Codependency

3. Two Dreams

Part Two: America's False Narratives of China

4. Bilateral Bluster

5. Huawei as a Trojan Horse

6. Winning Cold Wars

7. From Trump to Biden: The Plot Thickens

Part three: China's false narratives of America

8. Censorship as Conflict

9. Consumerism and Animal Spirits

10. China with American Characteristics

11. A New Model of Major Country Relationships

Part Four: Dueling Narratives

12. Accidental Conflict

13. From Distrust to Trust

14. A Path to Interdependency

Postscript

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-404) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lippincott Library Book Endowment Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780300259643

0300259646

OCLC:

1309870776