Accidental Conflict: America, China, and the Clash of False Narratives
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- Author：Stephen Roach
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Summary
The misguided forces driving conflict escalation between America and China， and the path to a new relationship
“A timely， fluid， readable assessment of a testy and rapidly changing global relationship。”—Kirkus Reviews （starred review）
In the short span of four years， America and China have entered a trade war， a tech war， and a new Cold War。 This conflict between the world’s two most powerful nations wouldn’t have happened were it not for an unnecessary clash of false narratives。 America falsely blames its trade and technology threats on China yet overlooks its shaky saving foundation。 China falsely blames its growth challenges on America’s alleged containment of market-based socialism， ignoring its failed economic rebalancing。
In a hard-hitting analysis of both nations’ economies， politics， and policies， Stephen Roach argues that much of the rhetoric on both sides is dangerously misguided， amplified by information distortion， and more a reflection of each nation’s fears and vulnerabilities than a credible assessment of the risks they face。 Outlining the disastrous toll of conflict escalation between China and America， Roach offers a new road map to restoring a mutually advantageous relationship。
“A timely， fluid， readable assessment of a testy and rapidly changing global relationship。”—Kirkus Reviews （starred review）
In the short span of four years， America and China have entered a trade war， a tech war， and a new Cold War。 This conflict between the world’s two most powerful nations wouldn’t have happened were it not for an unnecessary clash of false narratives。 America falsely blames its trade and technology threats on China yet overlooks its shaky saving foundation。 China falsely blames its growth challenges on America’s alleged containment of market-based socialism， ignoring its failed economic rebalancing。
In a hard-hitting analysis of both nations’ economies， politics， and policies， Stephen Roach argues that much of the rhetoric on both sides is dangerously misguided， amplified by information distortion， and more a reflection of each nation’s fears and vulnerabilities than a credible assessment of the risks they face。 Outlining the disastrous toll of conflict escalation between China and America， Roach offers a new road map to restoring a mutually advantageous relationship。
Reviews
Michael Hassel Shearer
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Accidental Conflict : America， China and the Clash of False Narratives by Stephen RoachThis is an excellent book for anyone wishing to understand the past， present and potential future relationship between China and the United States。 Mr。 Roach in my opinion takes an un-bias view of the detailing the false narratives put forth by both US and China political leaders to justify their own policies that do not address the short comings in their own countries。 As he points out correcting internal fau Accidental Conflict : America， China and the Clash of False Narratives by Stephen RoachThis is an excellent book for anyone wishing to understand the past， present and potential future relationship between China and the United States。 Mr。 Roach in my opinion takes an un-bias view of the detailing the false narratives put forth by both US and China political leaders to justify their own policies that do not address the short comings in their own countries。 As he points out correcting internal faults will cause disruption and pain to the population。 Thus， instead it is better to highlight claims against the other side whether they are true or not。 Of course， neither side will ever correct their own issues。 I believe the main point is therefore to be informed of the propaganda put out by our own politicians so as not to be complicit in their lies。 。。。more
Wisconsin Alumni
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Stephen Roach ’68AuthorFrom the author:The book argues that conflict escalation over the past five years — from trade war， to tech war， to a new Cold War — wouldn’t have happened were it not for the confluence of false narratives that both nations embrace about each other。 The bulk of the book — some eight chapters —details these false narratives， giving equal weight to the U。S。 and China。 The final part of the book offers what I believe is a unique plan of conflict resolution that breaks from t Stephen Roach ’68AuthorFrom the author:The book argues that conflict escalation over the past five years — from trade war， to tech war， to a new Cold War — wouldn’t have happened were it not for the confluence of false narratives that both nations embrace about each other。 The bulk of the book — some eight chapters —details these false narratives， giving equal weight to the U。S。 and China。 The final part of the book offers what I believe is a unique plan of conflict resolution that breaks from the current dysfunctional approach。 The book was just named to the Financial Times’ best books list for 2022 （in economics）。 。。。more
Louise
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If you’re interested in US/ China relations and geopolitics this book is for you。 In a rapidly changing world that has experienced a pandemic and outbreak of war in quick succession， in both cases these two countries have reacted in very different ways。 Stephen Roach gives a detailed report of how each countries false narratives came about and how they have become even more emphasised in recent years and how future unexpected events might play out。
Sanford Chee
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