America's China war

Mr Rudd structures his book like a white paper or policy brief

THE AVOIDABLE WAR: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict Between the US and Xi Jinping’s China

Author: KevinRudd

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Price: $32

Pages: 432

Here is one way the American era could end: China, on a pretext or piqued by some provocation, orchestrates an invasion of Taiwan. Beijing launches a shower of missiles toward Taipei, crippling its American-supplied military, followed by attacks on Okinawa and Guam. More than 200,000 People’s Liberation Army troops climb ashore at 20 different beachheads along the Taiwanese coast. American submarines sink some Chinese ships; still, it’s not enough to slow the onslaught of paratroopers and helicopters. Slowly — then