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David Shambaugh’s slim volume, China’s Future, stands in stark contrast to the conventional wisdom on China. Indeed, it is hard to discuss ‘China’s future’ without immediately speaking of ‘China’s rise.’ The majority of contemporary literature on China focuses on its military modernisation and ‘string of pearls‘ expansion into the South China Sea. The Interpreter devoted an entire debate series to unpredictability in China’s maritime strategy in 2014. Continue reading →