"This book delivers maco-level analysis of the geostrategic, geo-economic, technological, and military context of the competition between the US and China for superiority in military technology and analyzes micro-level case studies of specific contested domains and technological sectors. It reveals a China committed to the rapid development of asymmetric technological capabilities that will allow it to respond to the perceived threat of the Third Offset without being drawn into an economically crippling arms race. It proposes that in response the US should seek to gain its own asymmetric advantage across the geographic, technological, and doctrinal domains. This is an important book for those in security studies and international relations."--Provided by publisher.

The emergence of direct US-China defense technological competition / Tai Ming Cheung -- Comparative frameworks and strategic and policy drivers and plans -- Frameworks for examining long-term strategic competition between major powers / Thomas Mahnken -- A Chinese military perspective on the US Third Offset Strategy / Fan Gaoyue -- The "Cinderella" transformation: the Chinese defense industry's move from laggard to leader and the implications for US-China military technological competition / Tai Ming Cheung, Eric Anderson, and Fan Yang -- Case studies -- The US-China reconnaissance-strike competition: missiles, space, and counterspace / Kevin Pollpeter -- Long-term strategic competition between the United States and China in military aviation / Michael Chase and Oriana Skylar Mastro -- Strategic competition between the United States and China in the maritime realm / Bryan Clark and Jordan Wilson -- Best frenemies forever: artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, and China-US strategic competition / Daniel Alderman and Jonathan Ray -- Global implications -- Russian perspectives on the Third Offset Strategy and its implications for Russian-Chinese defense technological cooperation / Vasily Kashin -- Conclusion -- The long-term implications of future US strategy for China and Chinese strategy for the united states / Tai Ming Cheung and Thomas Mahnken.