The Hundred-Year Marathon
China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower
Get The Book — Amazon, Opens in a new window.About The Hundred-Year Marathon
Michael Pillsbury argues that Chinese leaders have pursued a long-term strategy to surpass the United States as the dominant global power.
His account interprets strategic competition through a more skeptical lens than engagement-centered approaches. The book’s central thesis is contested and is presented here as the author’s argument.
The selection invites comparison with Kissinger and Martin: where do their explanations converge, and where do they lead readers toward different judgments?
Why I include it
I recommend Pillsbury as a controversial, more skeptical counterpoint within the China sequence, useful for understanding debates in US policy circles.
