THE RISE OF CHINA
$14.95, 134 pages
ISBN: 0-87609-319-5
Publication Date: 2002

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Summary: China's dramatic recent rise to power throws up a number of questions: Will it become an economic giant? Is it a status-quo power? Is it likely to invade Taiwan? Will its development be derailed by AIDS or environmental devastation? Is it democratizing? The one thing we can know for sure is that the relationship between China and the United States will be one of the most important of the 21st century, with vital implications for both countries as well as the rest of the international system. This collection provides a road map for thinking about that relationship clearly and critically. Originally published in Foreign Affairs, the essays assess the geopolitical significance of China's rise; the country's relations with Taiwan; its economic, environmental, health, and other problems; and its tantalizing yet frustrating political development. Together the articles portray a society in deep flux and a political system struggling to keep up, with the success or failure of the reform effort likely to be the defining story of China's — and possibly the world's — foreseeable future.