Examines how the three largest economies of the world weave their triangular relationships from each of the three angles with some unease in mind. The crux of the unease is that the dissonance between economic allure and security thrust. Economic allure means that the United States has global...

From the former Financial Times Beijing bureau chief, a balanced and far-seeing analysis of the emerging competition between China and the United States that will dominate twenty-first-century world affairs--an inside account of Beijing's quest for influence and an explanation of how America can...