The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower is a 2015 book by Michael Pillsbury.

Drawing from his extensive experience as a China analyst and policy advisor, Pillsbury argues that this strategy is deeply rooted in Chinese statecraft and strategic thinking, employing methods that include economic growth, espionage, and the subtle manipulation of international norms.

[3] The Hundred-Year Marathon interviewed Chinese defectors and examined declassified national security documents to challenge longstanding views and assumptions in U.S. foreign policy circles that China's rise would bring more peace and prosperity to the world.

[7] Key elements of the strategies that Pillsbury identifies include Chinese inducements to foster US complacency which prevent it from viewing China as a competitor; manipulating America's elites into supporting its policies; concealing its advancement in military technology; exploiting America's openness to gain economic and technological advantages; and shaping international institutions and norms to favor the Chinese model of governance.

[10] Reviewers from The Washington Post and Fox News commended Pillsbury for his depth of knowledge and insight into Chinese strategic thinking and considered the book a wake-up call for American policymakers.