***Registration Required*** China’s growing economic and political influence has raised concerns among some in the United States that China’s status as a major power represents a strategic threat to U.S. leadership in Asia and beyond. In The China Challenge: Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power, Thomas Christensen seeks to counter this zero-sum narrative by suggesting that the real challenge for the United States lies in dissuading China from regional aggression while encouraging the country to contribute to the international order. Join Dr. Christensen as he discusses his book at a National Committee event on November 10 in New York City.

Thomas J. Christensen is William P. Boswell Professor of World Politics of Peace and War and director of the China and the World Program at Princeton University. He is also faculty director of the Masters of Public Policy Program and the Truman Scholars Program. From 2006 to 2008 he served as deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; he was responsible for relations with China, Taiwan, and Mongolia. His research and teaching focus on China’s foreign relations, the international relations of East Asia, and international security. Before arriving at Princeton in 2003, Professor Christensen taught at Cornell University and MIT. He received his B.A. with honors in history from Haverford College, M.A. in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania, and Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University. He has served on the board of directors and the executive committee of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and as co-editor of the international history and politics series at Princeton University Press. The China Challenge will be available for purchase at the program.