TY - BOOK AU - Blumenthal,Dan TI - The China Nightmare: The Grand Ambitions of a Decaying State SN - 0844750328 AV - JF51 U1 - 320.3 23 PY - 2020/// CY - Blue Ridge Summit PB - AEI Press KW - China KW - Foreign relations KW - United States KW - 21st century KW - Electronic books N1 - Description based upon print version of record; Intro -- Introduction -- 1. Big Ambitions -- 2. Why Global Centrality? -- 3. Deng's National Rejuvenation -- 4. Closing the Curtain -- 5. Recentralization of Dictatorship -- 6. Expansion -- 7. Weak Points -- 8. Implications for America -- Afterword: The China Nightmare and COVID-19 -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Notes N2 - Once the darling of U.S. statesmen, corporate elites, and academics, the People's Republic of China has evolved into America's most challenging strategic competitor. Its future appears dystopian. This book tells the story of how China got to this place and analyzes where it will go next and what that will mean for the future of U.S. strategy UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2639618 ER -