Peaceful War

Peaceful War is an epic analysis of the unfolding drama between the clashing forces of the Chinese dream and American destiny. Just as the American experiment evolved, Deng Xiaopings China has been using Hamiltonian means to Jeffersonian ends and borrowed the idea of the American Dream as a model for Chinas rise. The Chinese dream, as reinvented by President Xi Jinping, continues Dengs experiment into the twenty-first century. With a possible fiscal cliff in America and a social cliff in China, the author revisits the history of Sino-American relations to explore the prospects for a return to the long-forgotten Beijing-Washington love affair launched in the trade-for-peace era. President Barack Obamas Asia pivot strategy and the new Silk Road plan of President Xi could eventually create a pacific New World Order of peace and prosperity for all. The question is: will China ultimately evolve into a democratic nation by rewriting the American Dream in Chinese characters, and how might this transpire?