"At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the once numerous pronouncements of a coming conflict with China have been muted as both the United States and China face new challenges. The contributors to this insightful volume discuss some of the most critical concerns in contemporary U.S.-China relations and provide historical and cultural perspectives on these issues. The importance of every major development in the relationship between the two powers is discussed, from the success of Chinese economic reform and the rise of civil society to the U.S. EP-3 reconnaissance plane collision and the Taiwan Strait issue. While the contributors differ on the interpretation of events and their implications, this volume is a balanced, nonpartisan account that provides a brief yet comprehensive summary of the topics at the forefront of the debate over the future of U.S.-China relations."--Jacket.

U.S.-China relations in a changing world / Strobe Talbott -- Authoritarian resilience : institutionalization and the transition to China's fourth generation / Andrew J. Nathan -- China's invisible social revolution and Sino-American cultural relations / Carol Lee Hamrin -- Domestic changes in China and implications for American policy / Minxin Pei -- Chinese nationalism and its foreign policy ramifications / Suisheng Zhao -- Encroaching on the Middle Kingdom? : China's view of its place in the world / June Teufel Dreyer -- Opportunities and challenges for U.S.-China relations / J. Stapleton Roy.