The Avoidable US-China War - A Conversation With Dr. Condoleezza Rice And Kevin Rudd

The Hoover Institution hosted The Avoidable US-China War - A Conversation with Dr. Condoleezza Rice and Kevin Rudd on Thursday, October 6, 2022 from 4:30 - 5:30PM PT.
A war between China and the US would be catastrophic, deadly, and destructive. Unfortunately, it is no longer unthinkable.
Join the Hoover Institution and Asia Society Northern California for a special conversation with former Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice and former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd on Thursday, October 6 at 4:00pm Pacific. At his only Northern California-based event, Rudd talks with Dr. Rice who heads Hoover Institution about his new book ‘The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the U.S. and Xi Jinping’s China.’
The relationship between the US and China, the world’s two superpowers, is peculiarly volatile. It rests on a seismic fault-of cultural misunderstanding, historical grievance, and ideological incompatibility. No other nations are so quick to offend and be offended. Their militaries play a dangerous game of chicken, corporations steal intellectual property, intelligence satellites peer, and AI technicians plot. The capacity for either country to cross a fatal line grows daily.
The Avoidable War demystifies the actions of both sides, explaining and translating them for the benefit of the other. Geopolitical disaster is still avoidable, but only if these two giants can find a way to coexist without betraying their core interests through what Rudd calls “managed strategic competition.” Should they fail, down that path lies the possibility of a war that could rewrite the future of both countries, and the world.

[@patrinachia6197]

Isn’t Ukraine an avoidable war ?

[@brocluno01]

Excellent discussion. Enjoyed most points made. But, I did not hear a single mention of demographics ...

[@pt20829]

Appreciate this perspective. Thank you.

[@kalipotmeng]

Brillant Kevin Rudd. 👍 He's probably right about the consequence of the crack down on the private sector on the economy, but he did not mention that the managed propping up of the real estate sector is the biggest factor of the economic slow down. And this is a painful but legitimate policy measure which ought to prepare china for the next stage of development and to overcome the middle income trap. And the potential success of this endeavor scares the hell of the Americans.

[@paulwally9007]

Absolutely brilliant! Thank you both.

[@Mivoat]

A superbly informative discussion, thank you.

[@CollectiveWesterner]

A very interesting and thought-provoking hour. Thank you.

[@AZ-em6nj]

It is not avoidable, and America should not be naïve to think so.

[@KPAU07]

I can't believe if Xi will stay for 4th term while the rest of his subordinate have mandatory retirement age.