Name: Are China and the US doomed to conflict?
Uploaded: 2015-04-01T14:58:58Z
Duration: 19 min 52 s
Description: The former prime minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd is also a longtime student of China, with a unique vantage point to watch its power rise in the past few decades. He asks whether the growing ambition of China will inevitably lead to conflict with other major powers -- and suggests another narrative.

The former prime minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd is also a longtime student of China, with a unique vantage point to watch its power rise in the past few decades. He asks whether the growing ambition of China will inevitably lead to conflict with other major powers -- and suggests another narrative.

Kevin Rudd: Are China and the US doomed to conflict?

Are China and the US doomed to conflict?

China's rise as a global power and its implications on US-China relations challenge the world to choose peace over conflict.

Thucydides Trap highlights historical inevitability of war between rising and established powers; a cautionary note for US-China.

A call for a new narrative of cooperation, leveraging 'constructive realism,' to avoid the pitfalls of historical conflicts.