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Edward Luttwak, Author of 'The Rise of China vs the Logic of Strategy'

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Edward Luttwak, one of America’s most controversial experts on China, argues that Beijing cannot sustain its military spending in parallel with its domestic growth. But is Luttwak simply providing a variant of official Washington’s call for China to "play by our rules?" And if so, isn’t that wishful thinking?

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