between China and the United States that will dominate twenty-first-century world affairs--an inside account of Beijing … rapidly. After decades of rising, China has entered a new and critical phase where it seeks to turn its economic heft into … global power. In this deeply informed book, Geoff Dyer makes a lucid and convincing argument that China and the United States …

"How an evolving relationship with China and India is changing Latin America's political and economic dynamics. In the … years since China has adopted a "going global" strategy to promote its overseas investment, expand export markets, and gain … resource-rich countries in Latin America exporting primary goods to the Asian giants' growing market and China exporting …

Introduction : a rising China and the future of world resources / Fengshi Wu and Hongzhou Zhang -- China's food … security in China : ideas and policy options / Daojiong Zha -- China and shared water resources : geopolitics, domestic … projects / Lynn Thiesmeyer -- Food in Sino-U.S. relations : from blessing to curse? / Hongzhou Zhang -- China's energy …