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100 1  Rudd, Kevin,|d1957-|eauthor. 
245 14 The avoidable war :|bthe dangers of a catastrophic 
       conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China /|cKevin 
       Rudd. 
264  1 New York :|bPublicAffairs,|c2022. 
300    viii, 420 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Inlcudes index. 
520    The relationship between the US and China, the world’s two
       superpowers, is peculiarly volatile. It rests on a seismic
       fault—of cultural misunderstanding, historical grievance, 
       and ideological incompatibility. No other nations are so 
       quick to offend and be offended. Their militaries play a 
       dangerous game of chicken, corporations steal intellectual
       property, intelligence satellites peer, and AI technicians
       plot. The capacity for either country to cross a fatal 
       line grows daily. Kevin Rudd, a former Australian prime 
       minister who has studied, lived in, and worked with China 
       for more than forty years, is one of the very few people 
       who can offer real insight into the mindsets of the 
       leadership whose judgment will determine if a war will be 
       fought. The Avoidable War demystifies the actions of both 
       sides, explaining and translating them for the benefit of 
       the other. Geopolitical disaster is still avoidable, but 
       only if these two giants can find a way to coexist without
       betraying their core interests through what Rudd calls 
       “managed strategic competition.” Should they fail, down 
       that path lies the possibility of a war that could rewrite
       the future of both countries, and the world. 
651  0 United States|xForeign relations|zChina. 
651  0 China|xForeign relations|zUnited States.