The Danger of an Impending Clash with China
The U.S. is entering a period where competition with an aggressive Beijing becomes especially risky, says Tufts political scientist in new book
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The U.S. is entering a period where competition with an aggressive Beijing becomes especially risky, says Tufts political scientist in new book
Host Michael Morell talks with Johns Hopkins China scholar Hal Brands about China and the risk of conflict between the U.S. and China in the coming years.
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CHINA boasted it has rehearsed sinking US aircraft carriers using hypersonic missiles as part of a massive war games amid simmering tensions over Taiw