TY  - BOOK
AU  - CHRISTENSEN Thomas J
TI  - The advantages of an assertive China: responding to Beijing's abrasive diplomacy 
PY  - 2011///
KW  - CHINA
KW  - FOREIGN RELATIONS
KW  - UNITED STATES
KW  - FOREIGN POLICY
N2  - Argues that China's recent "counterproductive policies toward its neighbors and the United States are better understood as reactive and conservative rather than assertive and innovative", and that this change is due to both domestic and foreign concerns. Also argues that a more assertive China is something Washington should welcome
ER  -