"This is an important work on a topic--China's grand strategy--on which we have had little serious and detailed work. It is very well written, well researched, and well argued. It should prompt a new debate on the subject among academics, policy makers, and the public."--Michael D. Swaine, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
"This in-depth and engaging analysis of China's grand strategy is well-timed given the recent re-emergence of the 'peaceful rise' rubric."--Far Eastern Economic Review

Avery Goldstein is Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of the Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics at the University of Pennsylvania and Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia. He is the author, most recently, of Deterrence and Security in the 21st Century (Stanford University Press, 2000)