China Hawks Want to Play an Exceptionally Dangerous Game of Chicken

Beckley and Brands are arguing that the U.S. should gamble with provoking an unnecessary war on the assumption that the U.S. and its allies can effectively “close” the “window” before China can act.

Michael Beckley and Hal Brands have a curious view of modern Chinese history:

Beijing is a remarkably ambitious revanchist power, one determined to make China whole again by “reuniting” Taiwan with the mainland, turning the East and South China Seas into Chinese lakes, and grabbing regional primacy as a stepping-stone to global power.

It is also increasin…