US-China Strategic Competition

Military Strategy and Contemporary Doctrine

Muhammad Ali Baig

• Publisher: Routledge India
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN: 9781040315729
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: International Relations
• Index: History

The book maps the strategic competition between the U.S. and China, its history, and the contemporary outlook of their armed forces. It analyses the wars fought by each of these forces, their military operations, operations other than war, and draws up a comparative analysis between the military doctrines of both nations. The author examines the implications of American and Chinese military doctrine and the varying degrees of cooperation, competition, and potential conflict in the Western Pacific.

Finally, the book argues for possibilities of cooperation between the two superpowers and suggests ways of minimising potential future conflict. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of international relations, military and strategic studies, and Asian studies.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
• Introduction
• 1 The U.S.-China Strategic Competition: Theoretical Framework and Existing Literature
• 2 The U.S. and Chinese Armed Forces: Genesis and Evolution of Military Doctrines
• 3 The U.S. and Chinese Armed Forces: Wars, Military Operations, and Military Operations Other Than War Since 1945
• 4 The U.S. and Chinese Armed Forces: Conventional Weapons and Equipment
• 5 The U.S. and Chinese Contemporary Conventional Military Doctrine: A Comparative Analysis of Capabilities and Vulnerabilities
• 6 The U.S. and Chinese Conventional Military Doctrine: Varying Degrees of Cooperation, Competition, and Potential Conflict in the Western Pacific
• Conclusions: Findings and Recommendations
• Bibliography
• Index