The global financial crisis caused by Wall Street’s hubris and a national credit addiction has accelerated Beijing relative rise
13 years ago, Andrew W. Marshall, the most influential Pentagon strategist, endorsed the “Asia 2025” report in which the scenario of Sino-American synergy was not even considered: “A stable and powerful China will be constantly challenging the status quo in East Asia, an unstable and relatively weak China could be dangerous because its leaders might try to bolster their power with foreign military adventurism”.
[Reprinted with permission from The China Europe International Business School.]