1st Edition

US-China Strategic Competition Military Strategy and Contemporary Doctrine

By Muhammad Ali Baig Copyright 2025
308 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

308 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

308 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

The book maps the strategic competition between the U.S. and China, its history, and the contemporary outlook of their armed forces. It analyses the wars fought by each of these forces, their military operations, operations other than war, and draws up a comparative analysis between the military doctrines of both nations. The author examines the implications of American and Chinese military... Read more

Introduction 1: The U.S.-China Strategic Competition: Theoretical Framework and Existing Literature 2: The U.S. and Chinese Armed Forces: Genesis and Evolution of Military Doctrines 3: The U.S. and Chinese Armed Forces: Wars, Military Operations, And Military Operations Other Than War Since 1945 4: The U.S. and Chinese Armed Forces: Conventional Weapons and Equipment 5: The U.S. and Chinese Contemporary Conventional Military Doctrine: A Comparative Analysis of Capabilities and Vulnerabilities 6: The U.S. and Chinese Conventional Military Doctrine:  Varying Degrees of Cooperation, Competition, and Potential Conflict in the West Pacific Conclusion

 

Biography

Muhammad Ali Baig, Research Fellow (BPS-18) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), Pakistan. He is a Ph.D. scholar and a distinguished graduate of the National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad, Pakistan. He has an M.Phil. in International Relations from NDU with Distinction and a merit certificate from the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He also writes for The Nation, Daily Times, Pakistan Observer, and Pakistan Today.