{"product_id":"facing-china-the-prospect-for-war-and-peace-9781538169896","title":"Facing China: The Prospect for War and Peace","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnder Xi Jinping, China has embarked into more aggressive gray zone tactics and operations, especially in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. While this new assertiveness has intensified the likelihood of military crises, especially with the United States, Xi has been keen to remain under the threshold of war. Can this strategy succeed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean-Pierre Cabestan \u003c\/b\u003eis emeritus senior researcher at the French Center for Scientific Research, Paris, and emeritus professor of political science, department of government and international studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. He is also associate researcher at the Asia Centre, Paris and at the French Centre for Research on Contemporary China, Hong Kong. His main themes of research are Chinese politics and law, China's foreign and security policies, China-Africa relations, China-Taiwan relations and Taiwanese politics. His most recent publications are \u003ci\u003eChina Tomorrow: Democracy or Dictatorship?\u003c\/i\u003e (Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield, 2019) and \u003ci\u003eDemain la Chine: guerre ou paix? \u003c\/i\u003e(China Tomorrow: War or Peace?, Gallimard, 2021), due to be published in English by Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield in early 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50928788111634,"sku":"9781538169896","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3ed753f5-46e2-4988-8908-aa136602e8b2.jpg?v=1739015591","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/facing-china-the-prospect-for-war-and-peace-9781538169896","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}