The rise of China has led to concerns about its use of military threats to coerce other nations. Emerging from an award‐​winning article in the journal International Security, China's Gambit examines when, why, and how China attempts to coerce states over perceived threats to its national security. Author Ketian Zhang demonstrates that while China has used coercion for territorial disputes and issues related to Taiwan and Tibet, it is curiously selective in the timing, target, and tools of coercion. Join us for a discussion with a luncheon to follow.

Featuring

Ketian Zhang
Assistant Professor of International Security, George Mason University

Jude Blanchette
Freeman Chair in China Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Eric Gomez
Senior Fellow,

Cato Institute

Join us in person or online on Friday, March 1st at 12 PM EST

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FEATURED BOOK

Chinas Gambit: The Calculus of Coercion

Emerging from an award‐​winning article in International Security, China's Gambit examines when, why, and how China attempts to coerce states over perceived threats to its national security. Since 1990, China has used coercion for territorial disputes and issues related to Taiwan and Tibet, yet China is curiously selective in the timing, target, and tools of coercion. This book offers a new and generalizable cost‐​balancing theory to explain states' coercion decisions.