Discussion 2: Future of U.S.-China Relations

Instructions:

1. Students should post their answers to the topic question with supporting details (1.5 points).
   • The scores will be decided based on the quality of your arguments’ relevancy, persuasiveness, and understanding of the Security Studies literature.

Questions:

1. Will China overtake the U.S.? Which stage of Gilpin’s cycle of political change or Schweller’s cyclical patterns of international politics are we in now?
2. Is China a status quo power? Will China be dissatisfied? Will there be a hegemonic war between Washington and Beijing?
3. What should be the strategy and security policies of the U.S. toward China?

Reference: To use

1. *Tammen, Ronald L. et al. 2000. Power Transitions: Strategies for the 21st Century. Chatham House Publishers. Ch. 1
2. *Gilpin, Robert. 1981. War & Change in World Politics. Cambridge University Press. Ch. 1 and 5
3. *Ferguson, Niall. “The New Cold War? It’s With China, and It Has Already Begun.” The New York Times, Dec. 2, 2019.
4. *Schweller, Randall L. and Xiaoyu Pu. 2011. “After Unipolarity: China’s Visions of International Order in an Era of U.S. Decline” International Security 36(1): 41-72.