Michael Soboliks new book, Countering Chinas Great Game, provides a clear-eyed, comprehensive plan for winning the new Cold War with China and puts forward a convincing argument why thats the bestif not the only wayto avoid the hot war nobody wants. By laying out the history, character and strategy of the Chinese Communist Party, he explains how Western policies of engagement have failed and why a new strategy is urgently needed. This is required reading for anyone who wants to understand Chinas rising threat to the global world order."Josh Rogin, Washington Post
"Since his time on the Hill, Sobolik has established himself as the conscience of the conservative coalition taking on the Chinese Communist Party. With Countering Chinas Great Game, he emerges as a strategist. Beijing, beware!"Jacqueline Newmyer Deal, President and CEO, Long Term Strategy Group
"Instead of treating Beijings Belt and Road Initiative as little more than an overblown infrastructure program, Michael Soboliks insightful new book highlights the imperial ambitions that lie behind Beijings far-flung activities. Unlike many others who have written on the subject, Sobolik goes on the identify the BRIs key points of vulnerability and to suggest how these can be exploited to impose costs on the Communist Party regime. Recommended reading for anyone involved in the burgeoning debate over Americas strategy for competing with China."Aaron Friedberg, author of Getting China Wrong and A Contest for Supremacy: China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia
In Countering Chinas Great Game, Michael Sobolik skillfully and persuasively describes the Chinese Communist Partys grand strategy to displace the United States. Drawing on close personal experience and a deep understanding of the Partys system and goals, he gives readers an inside look at the stakesand how we can fight back.Rep.Mike Gallagher, Chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party
"The threat from China represents America's worst national security crisis in decades. Michael Sobolik presents a sober strategy to put the tyrants in Beijing on their heels and ensure the 21st century is an American century. This a serious read from a serious scholar. And I hope all Americans with a stake in U.S. national security read and heed his findings."Morgan Ortagus, former State Department spokesperson
"How should America handle the challenges posed by the Chinese Communist Party? In this fascinating new book, scholar Michael Sobolik carefully lays out strategies to understand and ethically push back against Beijing. It's a book well worth reading."Isaac Stone Fish, author of America Second: How America's Elites Are Making China Stronger
