Sutter... skillfully weaves together recent history, current events, and future projections of Asian developments. He is particularly sensitive to how China's 'rise to great-power status' will affect U.S.-China relations.

Foreign Affairs

China's Rise in Asia is a...well-reasoned and balanced assessment of the most pervasive security challenge of our times, not only for the United States but for the whole Asian region.

Richard Halloran, Taiwan Business Topics

[Sutter] carefully looks at the policy alternatives available to both nations and considers various views and interpretations of government officials, academics, and journalists in both the US and China. He looks at Chinese policies around its periphery, concentrating on Japan, Southeast Asia, and Russia. His conclusions, based on thorough and careful study, are cautious….He carefully balances various points of view and clearly identifies his own perspectives within the spectrums he presents.

Choice Reviews

This is a carefully researched, well reasoned, and balanced assessment of the most pervasive security challenge of our times, the emergence of China as a political, economic, and military power.

Parameters

No one will accuse [Sutter] of naiveté about Beijing's long-range inten?tions. And that shrewdness is the great virtue of this entirely laudable book.

Robert M. Hathaway, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

This timely book provides a uniquely knowledgeable overview with the author's rare combination of impressive scholarship, extensive policy experience, and focused interviews in all major Asian countries. The book's balanced, comprehensive analysis makes a significant contribution to the ongoing debate over the implications of China's rise in Asia and beyond.

Yong Deng, U.S. Naval Academy