简介:Theissuesofwarandpeacecapturedinternationalattentionin2014.ItwasthecentennialofWorldWarI,andthefocuswasontensionsinAsiaforthefirsthalfoftheyear.OneradicalWesternviewwentsofarastocomparetoday'sChinatopre-warGermanyinthemidstofrapideconomicgrowth,risingnationalismandabeefedupmilitary.ThehypeaboutBeijing'sallegedregionalexpansionpeakedattheShangri-LaSecurityForum(Singapore)inMay2014.However,eventsonthegroundprovedsuchglibaccusationswrong.InOctober2014,thisauthoraccompaniedseveralotherChinesescholarsinavisittosevenU.S.thinktanks.OurAmericanhostswerenotworried