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China’s Vision to Shape the Indo-Pacific Region: Ambitions and Constraints

As China grows in power, how does the country seek to reshape the international system to serve its strategic aims?

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By Ashley J. Tellis, Alison Szalwinski, Michael Wills
Published on Feb 12, 2019

Source: National Bureau of Asian Research

Dan Aum interviews Ashley J. Tellis, Alison Szalwinski, and Michael Wills, co-editors of Strategic Asia 2019: China’s Expanding Strategic Ambitions, the latest volume in the Strategic Asia series. They discuss how China seeks to reshape the international system to serve its strategic aims, regional actors and the variables they present to China’s rise, and policy options for the United States and its partners to address the challenges posed by a rising China.

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Ashley J. Tellis is a counselor at NBR. He holds the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He has served as the research director of the Strategic Asia program at NBR and a co-editor of the program’s annual volume since 2004.

Alison Szalwinski is senior director of political and security affairs at NBR.

Michael Wills is the executive vce president at NBR.

This podcast is part of the Strategic Asia Program by the National Bureau of Asian Research.

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.

Authors

Ashley J. Tellis
Former Senior Fellow
Alison Szalwinski
National Bureau of Asian Research
Michael Wills
National Bureau of Asian Research
SecurityMilitaryForeign PolicyUnited StatesSouth AsiaIndiaEast AsiaChina

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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