Managing Escalation While Competing Effectively in the Indo-Pacific
Bryan Frederick; Kristen Gunness; Bonny Lin; Cortez A Cooper; Bryan Rooney; James Benkowski; Nathan Chandler; Cristina L Garafola; Jeffrey W Hornung; Karl P Mueller; Paul Orner; Timothy R Heath; Christian Curriden; Emily Ellinger
RAND Corporation
2023
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This report assesses how China may react to expanded or varied U. S. military activities in the Indo-Pacific. It provides a framework of key factors likely to determine Chinese responses and identifies the characteristics of U. S. military activities that may either enhance deterrence of Chinese aggression or increase the risks of an escalatory Chinese reaction.