{"product_id":"the-hundred-year-marathon","title":"The Hundred-Year Marathon by Michael Pillsbury","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"707\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"29\"\u003eBook summary \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"29\" data-end=\"32\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"32\" data-end=\"73\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Hundred-Year Marathon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a nonfiction work that argues that \u003cstrong data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"153\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eChina\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e has pursued a long-term strategy to become the world’s dominant superpower by the year 2049. Drawing on historical analysis, intelligence insights, and policy experience, the book explains how Chinese leaders may use economic growth, technology, diplomacy, and strategic competition to expand global influence while avoiding direct conflict. It discusses U.S.–China relations, military balance, trade, and political strategy, encouraging readers to understand international rivalry as a slow, decades-long contest rather than a short-term confrontation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"1350\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"742\"\u003eAbout the author \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"745\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"786\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMichael Pillsbury\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is an American foreign-policy strategist and China specialist who has advised the \u003cstrong data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"910\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eUnited States Department of Defense\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and other U.S. government bodies on security and intelligence matters. With decades of experience studying Chinese military and political strategy, he has written extensively on international relations and national security. In \u003cem data-start=\"1139\" data-end=\"1166\"\u003eThe Hundred-Year Marathon\u003c\/em\u003e, Pillsbury draws on his academic research and policy background to present his interpretation of long-term geopolitical competition and the challenges facing global power relations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best of Used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44364728664321,"sku":"2W3632XHD-Used","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/files\/hundred.jpg?v=1705669298","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/the-hundred-year-marathon","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}