David M. Lampton, The Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money, and Minds

David Lampton argues that for the next 20 years, China and the United States will be engaged in a “double gamble“ in which the United States is required to bet that Chinese leaders are more interested in the needs of developing their economy than external aggression and will therefore become “a responsible, decent role model for others,” (p.2) while China’s leaders are required to bet that the United States will not work to constrain China’s return to power and prosperity. The argument is bas..