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Strategic Asia 2019: China’s Expanding Strategic Ambitions
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Strategic Asia 2019: China’s Expanding Strategic Ambitions

This book describes how China seeks to reshape the international system to serve its strategic aims.

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By Ashley J. Tellis, Alison Szalwinski, Michael Wills
Published on Jan 29, 2019

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Co-edited and introduced by Ashley J. Tellis, Strategic Asia 2019: China’s Expanding Strategic Ambitions, the eighteenth volume in the Strategic Asia series, describes how China seeks to reshape the international system to serve its strategic aims. Each chapter assesses the country’s ambitions in a particular geographic or functional area and presents policy options for the United States and its partners to address the challenges posed by a rising China.

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ABOUT THE EDITORS

Ashley J. Tellis holds the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Research Director of the Strategic Asia Program at the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR).

Alison Szalwinski is Director of Political and Security Affairs at NBR.

Michael Wills is Executive Vice President at NBR.

About the Authors

Ashley J. Tellis

Former Senior Fellow

Ashley J. Tellis was a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Alison Szalwinski

National Bureau of Asian Research

Alison Szalwinski is assistant director for political and security affairs at NBR.

Michael Wills

National Bureau of Asian Research

Michael Wills is senior vice president for strategy and finance at NBR.

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Ashley J. Tellis
Former Senior Fellow
Alison Szalwinski
National Bureau of Asian Research
Michael Wills
National Bureau of Asian Research
North AmericaUnited StatesSouth AsiaIndiaEast AsiaSouth KoreaChinaJapanSoutheast AsiaIndonesiaSecurityMilitaryForeign Policy

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