The United States and China: The Future of INDOPACOM
Abstract
China's precipitous rise onto the global stage challenges the international status quo and the United States' interests across the globe. China's ascendancy concurrently increases the chance of strategic miscalculation while providing the United States with an opportunity to expand its influence. China's resurgence is most acute in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. The purpose of this study is to provide insight into Xi Jinping's Chinese Dream, the Belt and Road Initiative, and China's use of unrestricted warfare. Therefore, the primary research question asks how does China's strategy in the INDOPACOM AOR inform US military strategy? The underlying thesis of this study argues China uses unrestricted warfare to implement the Belt and Road Initiative as its grand strategy to achieve the "Chinese Dream" policy in INDOPACOM. By understanding how China uses unrestricted warfare to implement the Belt and Road Initiative, US military planners can glean vital information to develop and maintain a proactive and pragmatic military strategy to counter China's bid for regional hegemony.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 23, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1083718
Entities
People
- Nicholas R. Yetman
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College