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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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0197792421
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9780197792421
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Breaking the Engagement : How China Won and Lost America
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456 Pages
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English
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Geopolitics, United States / General, World / Asian, International Relations / Diplomacy
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2025
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Political Science, History
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"This is the book we have all been waiting for: the definitive history of the sea change in American policy toward China during the past half century from engagement to competitive rivalry. Shambaugh's book is objective, detailed, and valuable reading for everyone worried about the future of US-China relations." -- Susan Shirk , Emeritus Chair, 21st Century China Center, UC San Diego, and the author of Overreach: How China Derailed its Peaceful Rise"The U.S. sees China as the pacing challenge in our strategic competition. But China is also a puzzle. Why did our strategy of Engagement fail? No one is better placed to solve this puzzle than David Shambaugh in this well-informed and very readable account. Anyone interested in our great power competition with China must read this book." -- Joseph S. Nye, Former Dean of the Harvard Kennedy School and author of A Life in the American Century"This monumental tour d'horizon of the rise and fall of Engagement gives readers a vivid sense of how radically US-China relations have changed over the last decade. By artfully parsing the forces that have rendered the US-China relationship so fraught, Shambaugh helps us understand the complexity and challenges that Xi Jinping's China presents to the United States. One of the best books available on American China policy." -- Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director, Center on U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society"David Shambaugh is one of today's most respected and influential thinkers on China. His decades of research, teaching and leadership in the field make for an unparalleled dive into the development and fracturing of the world's most important bilateral relationship. If understanding our past reveals much about our future, then this brilliant analysis should be considered required reading in understanding one of history's most consequential geopolitical megatrends." -- Jon Huntsman, Former Ambassador to China, Russia, Singapore, and Governor of Utah"David Shambaugh's Breaking the Engagement is a must-read for anyone interested in U.S.-China relations, how we got here, and what the United States needs to do to gird itself for the coming China shocks. It is fact-filled, accessible, and lays out a plan of action that is doable and smart." -- John Pomfret, Former Washington Post China Correspondent and author of The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, from 1776 to the Present"Few American scholars have a better understanding of China than Mr. Shambaugh. So when the George Washington University professor tells us that the official U.S. strategy of engagement with Beijing is dead-'D-E-A-D'-we had better pay attention." -- Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal, "This is the book we have all been waiting for: the definitive history of the sea change in American policy toward China during the past half century from engagement to competitive rivalry. Shambaugh's book is objective, detailed, and valuable reading for everyone worried about the future of US-China relations." -- Susan Shirk , Emeritus Chair, 21st Century China Center, UC San Diego, and the author of Overreach: How China Derailed its Peaceful Rise"The U.S. sees China as the pacing challenge in our strategic competition. But China is also a puzzle. Why did our strategy of Engagement fail? No one is better placed to solve this puzzle than David Shambaugh in this well-informed and very readable account. Anyone interested in our great power competition with China must read this book." -- Joseph S. Nye, Former Dean of the Harvard Kennedy School and author of A Life in the American Century"This monumental tour d'horizon of the rise and fall of Engagement gives readers a vivid sense of how radically US-China relations have changed over the last decade. By artfully parsing the forces that have rendered the US-China relationship so fraught, Shambaugh helps us understand the complexity and challenges that Xi Jinping's China presents to the United States. One of the best books available on American China policy." -- Orville Schell, Arthur RossDirector, Center on U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society"David Shambaugh is one of today's most respected and influential thinkers on China. His decades of research, teaching and leadership in the field make for an unparalleled dive into the development and fracturing of the world's most important bilateral relationship. If understanding our past reveals much about our future, then this brilliant analysis should be considered required reading in understanding one of history's most consequential geopoliticalmegatrends." -- Jon Huntsman, Former Ambassador to China, Russia, Singapore, and Governor of Utah"David Shambaugh's Breaking the Engagement is a must-read for anyone interested in U.S.-China relations, how we got here, and what the United States needs to do to gird itself for the coming China shocks. It is fact-filled, accessible, and lays out a plan of action that is doable and smart." -- John Pomfret, Former Washington Post China Correspondent and author of The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, from 1776 to thePresent, "This is the book we have all been waiting for: the definitive history of the sea change in American policy toward China during the past half century from engagement to competitive rivalry. Shambaugh's book is objective, detailed, and valuable reading for everyone worried about the future of US-China relations." -- Susan Shirk , Emeritus Chair, 21st Century China Center, UC San Diego, and the author of Overreach: How China Derailed its Peaceful Rise"The U.S. sees China as the pacing challenge in our strategic competition. But China is also a puzzle. Why did our strategy of Engagement fail? No one is better placed to solve this puzzle than David Shambaugh in this well-informed and very readable account. Anyone interested in our great power competition with China must read this book." -- Joseph S. Nye, Former Dean of the Harvard Kennedy School and author of A Life in the American Century"This monumental tour d'horizon of the rise and fall of Engagement gives readers a vivid sense of how radically US-China relations have changed over the last decade. By artfully parsing the forces that have rendered the US-China relationship so fraught, Shambaugh helps us understand the complexity and challenges that Xi Jinping's China presents to the United States. One of the best books available on American China policy." -- Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director, Center on U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society"David Shambaugh is one of today's most respected and influential thinkers on China. His decades of research, teaching and leadership in the field make for an unparalleled dive into the development and fracturing of the world's most important bilateral relationship. If understanding our past reveals much about our future, then this brilliant analysis should be considered required reading in understanding one of history's most consequential geopolitical megatrends." -- Jon Huntsman, Former Ambassador to China, Russia, Singapore, and Governor of Utah"David Shambaugh's Breaking the Engagement is a must-read for anyone interested in U.S.-China relations, how we got here, and what the United States needs to do to gird itself for the coming China shocks. It is fact-filled, accessible, and lays out a plan of action that is doable and smart." -- John Pomfret, Former Washington Post China Correspondent and author of The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, from 1776 to the Present"Few American scholars have a better understanding of China than Mr. Shambaugh. So when the George Washington University professor tells us that the official U.S. strategy of engagement with Beijing is dead-'D-E-A-D'-we had better pay attention." -- Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal"Shambaugh's book is a valuable survey of the history of U.S. engagement with Beijing and the subsequent-and ongoing-China policy debate." -- Paul Heer, Decipher Brief, "This is the book we have all been waiting for: the definitive history of the sea change in American policy toward China during the past half century from engagement to competitive rivalry. Shambaugh's book is objective, detailed, and valuable reading for everyone worried about the future of US-China relations." -- Susan Shirk , Emeritus Chair, 21st Century China Center, UC San Diego, and the author of Overreach: How China Derailed its Peaceful Rise"The U.S. sees China as the pacing challenge in our strategic competition. But China is also a puzzle. Why did our strategy of Engagement fail? No one is better placed to solve this puzzle than David Shambaugh in this well-informed and very readable account. Anyone interested in our great power competition with China must read this book." -- Joseph S. Nye, Former Dean of the Harvard Kennedy School and author of A Life in the American Century"This monumental tour d'horizon of the rise and fall of Engagement gives readers a vivid sense of how radically US-China relations have changed over the last decade. By artfully parsing the forces that have rendered the US-China relationship so fraught, Shambaugh helps us understand the complexity and challenges that Xi Jinping's China presents to the United States. One of the best books available on American China policy." -- Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director, Center on U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society"David Shambaugh is one of today's most respected and influential thinkers on China. His decades of research, teaching and leadership in the field make for an unparalleled dive into the development and fracturing of the world's most important bilateral relationship. If understating our past reveals much about our future, then this brilliant analysis should be considered required reading in understanding one of history's most consequential geopolitical megatrends." -- Jon Huntsman, Former Ambassador to China, Russia, Singapore, and Governor of Utah"David Shambaugh's Breaking the Engagement is a must-read for anyone interested in U.S.-China relations, how we got here, and what the United States needs to do to gird itself for the coming China shocks. It is fact-filled, accessible, and lays out a plan of action that is doable and smart." -- John Pomfret, Former Washington Post China Correspondent and author of The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, from 1776 to the Present, "This is the book we have all been waiting for: the definitive history of the sea change in American policy toward China during the past half century from engagement to competitive rivalry. Shambaugh's book is objective, detailed, and valuable reading for everyone worried about the future of US-China relations." -- Susan Shirk , Emeritus Chair, 21st Century China Center, UC San Diego, and the author of Overreach: How China Derailed its Peaceful Rise"The U.S. sees China as the pacing challenge in our strategic competition. But China is also a puzzle. Why did our strategy of Engagement fail? No one is better placed to solve this puzzle than David Shambaugh in this well-informed and very readable account. Anyone interested in our great power competition with China must read this book." -- Joseph S. Nye, Former Dean of the Harvard Kennedy School and author of A Life in the American Century"This monumental tour d'horizon of the rise and fall of Engagement gives readers a vivid sense of how radically US-China relations have changed over the last decade. By artfully parsing the forces that have rendered the US-China relationship so fraught, Shambaugh helps us understand the complexity and challenges that Xi Jinping's China presents to the United States. One of the best books available on American China policy." -- Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director, Center on U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society"David Shambaugh is one of today's most respected and influential thinkers on China. His decades of research, teaching and leadership in the field make for an unparalleled dive into the development and fracturing of the world's most important bilateral relationship. If understanding our past reveals much about our future, then this brilliant analysis should be considered required reading in understanding one of history's most consequential geopolitical megatrends." -- Jon Huntsman, Former Ambassador to China, Russia, Singapore, and Governor of Utah"David Shambaugh's Breaking the Engagement is a must-read for anyone interested in U.S.-China relations, how we got here, and what the United States needs to do to gird itself for the coming China shocks. It is fact-filled, accessible, and lays out a plan of action that is doable and smart." -- John Pomfret, Former Washington Post China Correspondent and author of The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, from 1776 to the Present, "This is the book we have all been waiting for: the definitive history of the sea change in American policy toward China during the past half century from engagement to competitive rivalry. Shambaugh's book is objective, detailed, and valuable reading for everyone worried about the future of US-China relations." -- Susan Shirk , Emeritus Chair, 21st Century China Center, UC San Diego, and the author of Overreach: How China Derailed its Peaceful Rise"The U.S. sees China as the pacing challenge in our strategic competition. But China is also a puzzle. Why did our strategy of Engagement fail? No one is better placed to solve this puzzle than David Shambaugh in this well-informed and very readable account. Anyone interested in our great power competition with China must read this book." -- Joseph S. Nye, Former Dean of the Harvard Kennedy School and author of A Life in the American Century"This monumental tour d'horizon of the rise and fall of Engagement gives readers a vivid sense of how radically US-China relations have changed over the last decade. By artfully parsing the forces that have rendered the US-China relationship so fraught, Shambaugh helps us understand the complexity and challenges that Xi Jinping's China presents to the United States. One of the best books available on American China policy." -- Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director, Center on U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society"David Shambaugh is one of today's most respected and influential thinkers on China. His decades of research, teaching and leadership in the field make for an unparalleled dive into the development and fracturing of the world's most important bilateral relationship. If understanding our past reveals much about our future, then this brilliant analysis should be considered required reading in understanding one of history's most consequential geopolitical megatrends." -- Jon Huntsman, Former Ambassador to China, Russia, Singapore, and Governor of Utah"David Shambaugh's Breaking the Engagement is a must-read for anyone interested in U.S.-China relations, how we got here, and what the United States needs to do to gird itself for the coming China shocks. It is fact-filled, accessible, and lays out a plan of action that is doable and smart." -- John Pomfret, Former Washington Post China Correspondent and author of The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, from 1776 to the Present"Few American scholars have a better understanding of China than Mr. Shambaugh. So when the George Washington University professor tells us that the official U.S. strategy of engagement with Beijing is dead-'D-E-A-D'-we had better pay attention." -- Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal"Shambaugh's book is a valuable survey of the history of U.S. engagement with Beijing and the subsequent-and ongoing-China policy debate." -- Paul Heer, Decipher Brief"...brilliant and timely..." -- Nayan Chanda, Global Asia Review, This is the book we have all been waiting for: the definitive history of the sea change in American policy toward China during the past half century from engagement to competitive rivalry. Shambaugh's book is objective, detailed, and valuable reading for everyone worried about the future of US-China relations.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
327.51073
Table Of Content
Dedication AcknowledgementsPreface1. Introduction: Elusive Equilibrium2. The Strategy and Tactics of Engagement3. The Genesis of the Engagement Coalition4. The Evolution of the Engagement Coalition After Normalization5. From Engagement to Strategic Competition6. Inside the Beltway: The US Government 7. Outside the Beltway: Non-Governmental Actors 8. The Great American China Policy Debate9. Conclusion: Towards a New China Strategy Appendix: China Interprets American Engagement and Post-EngagementEndnotesIndex
Synopsis
An internationally recognized scholar provides a powerful explanation of the Breaking the Engagement: How China Won & Lost America between the United States and China. For over five decades following the 1972 rapprochement between the United States and China, the two countries seemed to be steadily building a sound relationship, even accounting for periodic setbacks like the Tiananmen Square massacre. The last decade, though, has seen a sharp increase in tensions and a complete reorientation of American policies toward China--from "engagement" to "competition." What happened? In Breaking the Engagement: How China Won & Lost America, esteemed scholar David Shambaugh examines the evolution, expansion, and disintegration of the American engagement strategy towards China. Shambaugh attributes the recent sharp deterioration of relations to a combination of China's actions and American expectations. Xi Jinping's increasingly assertive foreign policy and domestic repression has directly challenged American interests. More deeply, he argues that the real underlying cause is America's longstanding paternalistic approach to transform China into a liberal state and society which conforms with the US-led global liberal order. When China has generally evolved in this direction-- politically, economically, socially, intellectually, and internationally--it corresponds with American aspirations and the two could cooperate. But when Beijing pushes back against this transformative strategy--which Beijing sees as subversion--Americans become disillusioned and U.S. policymakers see China as a malign regime, which must be countered. By focusing on the role of perceptions and U.S. expectations in fueling the shift towards competition and rivalry in the last decade, Shambaugh provides a unique new perspective on this critical global relationship., An internationally recognized scholar provides a powerful explanation of the Breaking the Engagement: How China Won & Lost America between the United States and China. For over five decades following the 1972 rapprochement between the United States and China, the two countries seemed to be steadily building a sound relationship, even accounting for periodic setbacks like theTiananmen Square massacre. The last decade, though, has seen a sharp increase in tensions and a complete reorientation of American policies toward ChinaDLfrom "engagement" to "competition." What happened? In Breaking the Engagement: How China Won &Lost America, esteemed scholar David Shambaugh examines the evolution, expansion, and disintegration of the American engagement strategy towards China. Shambaugh attributes the recent sharp deterioration of relations to a combination of China's actions and American expectations. Xi Jinping's increasingly assertive foreign policy and domestic repression has directly challenged American interests. More deeply, he argues that the real underlying cause is America'slongstanding paternalistic approach to transform China into a liberal state and society which conforms with the US-led global liberal order. When China has generally evolved in this directionDL politically,economically, socially, intellectually, and internationallyDLit corresponds with American aspirations and the two could cooperate. But when Beijing pushes back against this transformative strategyDLwhich Beijing sees as subversionDLAmericans become disillusioned and U.S. policymakers see China as a malign regime, which must be countered. By focusing on the role of perceptions and U.S. expectations in fueling the shift towards competition and rivalry in the last decade,Shambaugh provides a unique new perspective on this critical global relationship., An internationally recognized scholar provides a powerful explanation of the Breaking the Engagement: How China Won & Lost America between the United States and China. For over five decades following the 1972 rapprochement between the United States and China, the two countries seemed to be steadily building a sound relationship, even accounting for periodic setbacks like the Tiananmen Square massacre. The last decade, though, has seen a sharp increase in tensions and a complete reorientation of American policies toward China--from "engagement" to "competition." What happened? In Breaking the Engagement: How China Won & Lost America , esteemed scholar David Shambaugh examines the evolution, expansion, and disintegration of the American engagement strategy towards China. Shambaugh attributes the recent sharp deterioration of relations to a combination of China's actions and American expectations. Xi Jinping's increasingly assertive foreign policy and domestic repression has directly challenged American interests. More deeply, he argues that the real underlying cause is America's longstanding paternalistic approach to transform China into a liberal state and society which conforms with the US-led global liberal order. When China has generally evolved in this direction-- politically, economically, socially, intellectually, and internationally--it corresponds with American aspirations and the two could cooperate. But when Beijing pushes back against this transformative strategy--which Beijing sees as subversion--Americans become disillusioned and U.S. policymakers see China as a malign regime, which must be countered. By focusing on the role of perceptions and U.S. expectations in fueling the shift towards competition and rivalry in the last decade, Shambaugh provides a unique new perspective on this critical global relationship., For over three decades following the 1972 rapprochement between the US and China, the two countries seemed to be steadily building a stronger relationship even accounting for periodic setbacks like the Tiananmen Square Massacre. The last decade, though, has seen a sharp increase in tensions between the two countries. What happened? In Broken Engagement: How China Lost America, author David Shambaugh examines the evolution, expansion, and disintegration ofthe American engagement coalition and policies toward China.
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