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In just eight years, Kyiv took a force that could barely fight and turned into one that could stand down a superpower.
Two new books question whether Beijing and Washington were destined for conflict.
Julian Gewirtz, Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s. Belknap Press, October 2022, 432 pp.
Stephen Roach, Accidental Conflict: America, China, and the Clash of False Narratives. Yale University Press, November 2022, 448 pp.
Congress’ new point man on China explains the art of deterrence, selective decoupling, and how to get tough while avoiding war.
Ukraine, Finland, and Sweden all show how even a relatively small state can defend itself against a giant enemy.
The Cultural Revolution still shapes China today – even as the government tries to erase its memory.
Tania Branigan, Red Memory: The Afterlives of the Cultural Revolution. W. W. Norton & Company, May 2023, 304 pp.
China is trying to reopen. But President Xi Jinping is undermining his own attempts to rebuild the economy.
