ASPI

Would a nuclear-armed Taiwan deter China?

Would A Nuclear-Armed Taiwan Deter China?
24Dec
According to China expert Michael Pillsbury, author of The hundred-year marathon, the Chinese Communist Party intends to integrate Hong Kong and Taiwan back into China in time to achieve ‘Middle Kingdom’ status by 2049—the centennial of the CCP’s victory over the Guomindang in the Chinese civil war.
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The Long Game - China’s Grand Strategy To Displace American Order
02Aug
Brookings

The long game – China’s grand strategy to displace American order

Outside of government, only a few recent works attempt to make the case at length. The most famous is Pentagon official Michael Pillsbury’s bestselling One Hundred Year Marathon, though it argues somewhat overstatedly that China has had a secret grand plan for global hegemony since 1949 and, in key places, relies heavily on personal authority and anecdote.
Indo-Pacific Region Critical To U.S.
17Jul
Times Union

Indo-Pacific region critical to U.S.

China is, in the words of China expert Michael Pillsbury, in a “100-year marathon” to achieve world dominance over military, financial, and diplomatic affairs by 2049. Policymakers in the U.S. have only recently awakened to this fact, but most Americans remain vaguely aware of the consequences of a world dominated by the Chinese Communist Party.