Beyong American Predominance in the Western Pacific

while Washington and Beijing are by no means fated to enter into a hot or even a cold war, the competing assumptions they hold regarding the necessary conditions for long-term stability and prosperity in Asia, if not moderated through a process of mutual accommodation, would likely result in steady movement toward a zero-sum, adversarial mind-set.

Michael Swaine, Senior Associate,Carnegie Endowment for Int'l Peace via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1KnNWRL