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Book SynopsisThe China Questions 2 assembles top experts to explore key issues in USChina relations today, including conflict over Taiwan, economic and military competition, public health concerns, and areas of cooperation. Rejecting a new Cold War mindset, the authors call for dealing with the world's most important bilateral relationship on its own terms.
Trade ReviewA fresh, lively and insightful book that can be read by student and specialist alike in search of a synoptic view of the relationship. -- John Delury * Global Asia *
A timely book. For general readers and students alike, these concise essays on critical aspects of the US-China relationship work very well. An impressive roster of authors collectively provides a broad overview of the many aspects of the relationship, going well beyond diplomacy and politics. The essays also work beautifully by themselves. -- Odd Arne Westad, author of
Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 Years of China-Korea RelationsFocusing on the turbulent bilateral relationship between China and the United States,
The China Questions 2 offers a wide range of accessible essays on topics from international relations to culture, in a tone that is lively and argumentative but always balanced. Overall, the book has a powerful message: the United States needs informed and clear-eyed engagement with China. -- Rana Mitter, author of
China’s Good War: How World War II Is Shaping a New NationalismRequired reading. The authors are a who’s who of American scholars on US–China relations, and the topics include virtually everything that would be of concern to students, academics, and practitioners. At a time when there are too few books on the relationship generally, this fills a wide gap. The editors have my admiration. -- Stephen A. Orlins, President of the National Committee on United States–China Relations
