Dr Bates Gill has a 30-year international career as an institution leader, policy advisor, consultant and educator. He is Chair of the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University in Sydney and Senior Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute in London.

Daring to Struggle is a significant contribution to our understanding of those motivations, offering a response to that question that is both refreshing and often arresting. There are a number of reasons to appreciate the arrival of Bates Gill's contribution to this important enquiry. The scholarship he draws upon incorporates both primary materials as well as analysis from a wide range of secondary academic treatments.

• Acknowledgements Introduction: Understanding China's global ambitions under Xi Jinping 1. Opportunities: Seeking national rejuvenation 2. Legitimacy: Prioritizing the Party and its rule 3. Sovereignty: Achieving territorial integrity and expanded "strategic frontiers" 4. Wealth: Pursuing national development and prosperity 5. Power: Leveraging China's growing economic and military might 6. Leadership: Gaining a greater say in how the world works 7. Ideas: Competing for hearts and minds around the globe 8. Challenges: Confronting headwinds for the China Dream Conclusion: A contested future Notes Index

Dr Bates Gill has a 30-year international career as an institution leader, policy advisor, consultant and educator. He is Chair of the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University in Sydney and Senior Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute in London.

Daring to Struggle is a significant contribution to our understanding of those motivations, offering a response to that question that is both refreshing and often arresting. There are a number of reasons to appreciate the arrival of Bates Gill's contribution to this important enquiry. The scholarship he draws upon incorporates both primary materials as well as analysis from a wide range of secondary academic treatments.

• Acknowledgements Introduction: Understanding China's global ambitions under Xi Jinping 1. Opportunities: Seeking national rejuvenation 2. Legitimacy: Prioritizing the Party and its rule 3. Sovereignty: Achieving territorial integrity and expanded "strategic frontiers" 4. Wealth: Pursuing national development and prosperity 5. Power: Leveraging China's growing economic and military might 6. Leadership: Gaining a greater say in how the world works 7. Ideas: Competing for hearts and minds around the globe 8. Challenges: Confronting headwinds for the China Dream Conclusion: A contested future Notes Index

Dr Bates Gill has a 30-year international career as an institution leader, policy advisor, consultant and educator. He is Chair of the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University in Sydney and Senior Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute in London.

Daring to Struggle is a significant contribution to our understanding of those motivations, offering a response to that question that is both refreshing and often arresting. There are a number of reasons to appreciate the arrival of Bates Gill's contribution to this important enquiry. The scholarship he draws upon incorporates both primary materials as well as analysis from a wide range of secondary academic treatments.

• Acknowledgements Introduction: Understanding China's global ambitions under Xi Jinping 1. Opportunities: Seeking national rejuvenation 2. Legitimacy: Prioritizing the Party and its rule 3. Sovereignty: Achieving territorial integrity and expanded "strategic frontiers" 4. Wealth: Pursuing national development and prosperity 5. Power: Leveraging China's growing economic and military might 6. Leadership: Gaining a greater say in how the world works 7. Ideas: Competing for hearts and minds around the globe 8. Challenges: Confronting headwinds for the China Dream Conclusion: A contested future Notes Index