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At this moment, Americans regard China as a major threat, both economically and strategically, while Chinese regard the US as determined to contain China and impede its development. Tensions between the two countries remain high: human rights, trade, Taiwan, the South China Sea, military budgets.
Yet, in spite of all these points of contention, the search for common ground through diplomatic engagement goes on as both countries' leaders recognize that constant friction can have calamitous consequences.
These brief, engaging essays bring students of international affairs up to speed on what is happening inside China and on China's role in the world. Gurtov's expert assessments illuminate important developments in Chinese politics and society, notions of national security, and the link in Chinese thinking between security and economic development. Primary source documents at the end of each chapter provide students with real-world policy context.
PART I: CHINA AND WORLD
1. US-China Relations: Policy and Diplomacy
Finding Common Ground with China
Trump 1.0 and China
Biden and Xi Seek CoexistenceMilitary-to-Military Communication ResumesThe Rise and Fall of US-China Exchange ProgramsThe China Initiative Profiles Chinese AmericansTrade PoliticsChips War: Advantage China?The Republicans' “China Week”Trump 2.0 and China: The Rocky Road AheadTrump's Tariff War in 2025The Way ForwardDocuments: Xi Jinping and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan Discuss Partnership versus Rivalry; Project 2025's Recommendations for US China Policy; Chinese and US Public Opinion Polls; China Reacts to Trump's Election; Two Chinese Reactions to Trump's Tariff Threats; A Chinese Expert Addresses the Main Source of Future US-China Competition
2. The US-China Strategic CompetitionThe Threat Business: China Comes FirstUS Policy on Taiwan, and China's ResponseThe US-China Military BalanceAn Ill-advised Visit to TaiwanEvaluating the 2023 Spy Balloon IncidentTaiwan's Autonomy: A Provocative Issue for ChinaWar Games and False AlarmsClose Encounters: The Dangers of the Asia Pacific Strategic CompetitionCyber Hacking: Who's Doing it to Whom?Chinese Opportunism and Western Reactiveness in the Pacific IslandsTrump on TaiwanTrump's Reverse-Nixon StrategyTrump's Budget Cuts: A Glaring ContradictionDocuments: The Biden-Harris National Security Strategy Paper (2022) on China; The 1979 Taiwan Relations Act; Three Views of How US Policy on Taiwan Should Change
3. China's Relations with Russia and EuropeChina-Russia Relations on the Eve of War in UkraineChina Between Russia and the US in the Ukraine WarThe Evolution of Europe's View of ChinaEU-China Trade PoliticsChina's Wartime Balancing Act in 2024France Charts Its Own Course on China, But the EU Commissioner DisagreesTrump's Reset with Russia: Pluses and Minuses for ChinaTrump's Tariffs Rattle EuropeDocuments: Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin Exchange New Year's Greetings; A conversation with European Council President Antonio Costa
4. China and the Global SouthChina in Africa: Winning the Competition with the WestBRI: The Energy SideThe Battle Over CobaltThe Withering of US Aid CompetitionThe Significance of the BRICS for ChinaHow Money TalksExporting for Security: China's Surveillance Equipment and Military AbroadA Big Deal but Not Enough: China's Middle East DiplomacyDocuments: Xi Jinping Addresses the BRICS Summit in Russia; Xi Jinping Touts China's Development Assistance; Xi Jinping Addresses Problems and Opportunities with the BRI; Xi Jinping on “China's Story”; Sri Lanka's Indebtedness to China; The Chinese Model for Humanity; China's Position on the Israel-Palestine Conflict; China's Position on the Iran Nuclear Issue
5. China and Its Neighbors: Japan, India, the Two Koreas, MyanmarRenewed Tensions on the Korean PeninsulaThe Russia-North Korea “Strategic Partnership”: Implications for ChinaUS-China Relations and US Policy on North KoreaRisky Business as Japan Steps OutUS-Japan Security Ties StrengthenJapan and China in the Trump EraChina-India Diplomacy Seeks ImprovementIndia's Strategic Headaches on Land and SeaThe Problematic Situation for China in MyanmarDocuments: Foreign Minister Wang Yi Says China-Japan Relations are at a Critical Stage; Xi Jinping Meets Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru; Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi Comment on China-India Relations; Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang's Speech at the Opening Plenary of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual ConferencePART II: INSIDE CHINA6. Politics and SocietyEconomic Development Requires SecurityXi Jinping's Anti-Corruption CampaignThe People and the PartyReform and RepressionThe Culture War in ChinaThe Covid CoverupTrends in China's Higher EducationDocuments: Xi Jinping on Continuing Reforms; A Politburo Member Discusses Religious Conformity; Xi Jinping's New Year Address; Xi Jinping on China's Modernization
7. The Economy and EnvironmentComparative Economic Strength of the US and ChinaPeak ChinaChina in the Global Economy: Setting Records, Facing DilemmasTwo Chinese Commentaries on the Virtues of Economic GlobalizationPrivate Capitalism is OKChina's Rising GDP: Speedy Development or Quality Development?China is on Track to be the Leading Carbon Emitter-and Leader in Green EnergySome Contradictions of DevelopmentWho Pays? China's Role in Global Climate FinancingDocuments: China's Economic Outlook; 2023 Report on the State of the Ecology and Environment in China; China's Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change; Xi Jinping on Climate Change and Global Governance
8. Human RightsRepression of the UyghursChina's Abuse of Biometric Data Collected in Minority PopulationsForced Labor and “Reeducation” in Xinjiang and TibetDestroying Democracy: China in Hong KongChina's Mass Detention SystemCrimes Without Punishment: International Attempts to Change China's PoliciesThailand Extradites Uyghurs to ChinaChina's Response to Repression in MyanmarWhere is Peng Shuai?Ai Weiwei and Freedom of ExpressionDocuments: The State Council Information Office, “The Communist Party of China and Human Rights Protection: A 100-Year Quest"; The Australian Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Makes a Joint Statement to the UN General Assembly's Third Committee on Human Rights in Xinjiang Province and Tibet; China's Human Development Indices; China's Hydropower and Dam Projects in Tibet; Foreign Minister Wang Yi's Appraisal of the United Nations
PART III: CONCLUSION9. For Further ReflectionUS-China RelationsChina, Its Neighbors, and the Global SouthChina's Relations with the European Union and RussiaChinese Politics, Economy, and Society
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At this moment, Americans regard China as a major threat, both economically and strategically, while Chinese regard the US as determined to contain China and impede its development. Tensions between the two countries remain high: human rights, trade, Taiwan, the South China Sea, military budgets.
Yet, in spite of all these points of contention, the search for common ground through diplomatic engagement goes on as both countries' leaders recognize that constant friction can have calamitous consequences.
These brief, engaging essays bring students of international affairs up to speed on what is happening inside China and on China's role in the world. Gurtov's expert assessments illuminate important developments in Chinese politics and society, notions of national security, and the link in Chinese thinking between security and economic development. Primary source documents at the end of each chapter provide students with real-world policy context.
