America's 'China Consensus' Implodes

May 21, 2015 Topic: Security Region: Asia Tags: China

America's 'China Consensus' Implodes

With China challenging the U.S.-led regional framework in Asia, Americans are being forced to reconsider long-standing assumptions.

Robert Manning is a senior fellow of the Brent Scowcroft Center for International Security at the Atlantic Council and its Strategic Foresight Initiative. He served as a senior counselor to the UnderSecretary of State for Global Affairs from 2001 to 2004, as a member of the US Department of State Policy Planning Staff from 2004 to 2008, and on the National Intelligence Council (NIC) Strategic Futures Group, 2008-2012. Follow him on Twitter: @RManning4.

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