And China Escape ... - Destined For War: Can America

: China’s rapid economic ascent is unparalleled—surpassing the U.S. in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)—while the U.S. maintains a "DNA to be Number One".

Allison suggests several factors make this seventeenth case particularly dangerous: Destined for War: Can America and China Escape ...

The "trap" refers to the dangerous structural stress that occurs when a (China) threatens to displace a ruling power (the United States). such as a trade conflict

: All-out war could be sparked by "ordinary flashpoints" or accidents that would normally be manageable, such as a trade conflict, cyberattack, or a crisis in Taiwan or the South China Sea. Destined for War: Can America and China Escape ...