China and the United States Cooperation and Competition in Northeast Asia [Hardcover]

In this edited volume, distinguished scholars and policy analysts explore how China's rise has brought great opportunities for cooperation as well as great challenges for geo-political competition between the United States and China.Introduction; S.Zhao The Transformation of US-China Relations; S.Zhao The Durability of US Leadership in Asia; R.Sutter U.S. Domestic Politics and the China Policy Roller Coaster; R.M.Hathaway The Worldviews of Chinese Leadership and Sino-US Relations; C.Chao The Japan Factor in US-China Relations; S.Levine The Russian Factor in US-China Relations; C.Marsh ?& L.Dittmer The North Korea Nuclear Crisis; B.S.Glaser ?&? L.Wang The Taiwan Factor in US-China Relations; J.F.Copper

There are a number of informative books on the market about U.S.-China relations. Some provide a broad overview of the development of Sino-American ties, while others focus on specific substantive issues that affect those ties. Some scrutinize domestic politics and policy-making in one or both countries, while others assess the impact of third countries on the Beijing-Washington connection. But this is the first book in recent memory to combine all four perspectives. Its chapters, each written by a recognized authority in the field, offer an inclusive, comprehensive assessment of the ever-shifting dynamics of the 21st century's most important strategic relationship. - Richard Baum, Professor of Political Science, UCLA and Author, China Watcher: Confessions of a Peking Tom

Thisexcellent book provides a detailed and comprehensive examination of the domestic and international dimensions of China's rise as it affects Sino-American relations in Northeast Asia.Each of the authors is a well-established expert on one or more aspects of this complex topic. The resulting analysis offers new insights and in many instances challenges conventionalthinking regarding the prospects for competition versus cooperation between Beijing and Washington il£Ç