TY - BOOK AU - POLLACK Jonathan D TI - Chinese military power: what vexes the United States and why? PY - 2007/// KW - UNITED STATES KW - FOREIGN RELATIONS KW - CHINA KW - ASIA PACIFIC KW - REGIONAL SECURITY N2 - China is now in effect a major power, but the USA has not yet adapted its military and other policies fully to recognize this change. This article suggests that China has similarly to evolve its thinking about American power. The latent elements of strategic rivalry could easily become more deeply embedded in the bureaucratic processes of both countries unless leaders fully communicate with each other their views on regional security in Asia and the Pacific ER -