Superbly researched and written. Jonathan Holslag exams whether China's peaceful rise can continue give its four g…Superbly researched and written. Jonathan Holslag exams whether China's peaceful rise can continue give its four great aspirations that have been the foundation of China's grand strategy for two thirds of a century (integration of frontier lands, recognition and respect of sovereignty, popular support for the Chinese Communist Party, recovery of lost territory) and a newer, but no less fervent, aspiration of becoming a rich country (as opposed to its current middle-income status). Jonathan argues that China has successfully managed a domestic policy of constant growth and internal control, a foreign policy of limited concessions and conflict avoidance while modernizing and expanding its military, both policies of which are combined with a state-guided, assertive and enlightened economic policy that has leveraged China's inherent strengths and exploited its neighborhood's desires and vulnerabilities. But, China's operational approach of maximizing economic power and military power while not refusing to renounce or concede its territorial concerns has a put China on a path of collision with the other major Pacific power, the U.S., and its neighbors. There's a lot more here than I can summarize that is worthwhile for any student of China or international relations.