Tangled Titans: The United States and China

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Tangled Titans offers a current and comprehensive assessment of the most important relationship in international affairs-that between the United States and China. How the relationship evolves will have a defining impact on the future of world politics, the Asian region, and the citizens of many nations. In this definitive book, leading experts provide an in-depth exploration of the historical, domestic, bilateral, regional, global, and future contexts of this complex relationship. The contributors argue that the relationship is a unique combination of deep interdependence, limited cooperation, and increasing competition. Never in modern history have two great powers been so deeply intertwined-yet so suspicious and potentially antagonistic toward each other. Exploring this cooperative and competitive dynamic, the contributors offer a wealth of detail on contemporary Sino-American relations unavailable elsewhere. Students will find Tangled Titans essential reading to understand the current dynamics and future direction of relations between the world's two most important powers. Dedication Contents List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Preface and Acknowledgments Part I: Introduction 01. Tangled Titans: Conceptualizing the U.S.-China Relationship • David Shambaugh Part II: The Historical Context 02. The Evolution of U.S.-China Relations • Nancy Bernkopf Tucker Part III: The Theoretical Context 03. The Rise of China, the United States, and the Future of the Liberal International Order • G. John Ikenberry 04. U.S.-China Relations in a Realist World • Ashley J. Tellis Part IV: The Domestic Context 05. Domestic American Influences on U.S.-China Relations • Robert Sutter 06. Domestic Chinese Influences on U.S.-China Relations • Yufan Hao Part V: The Bilateral Context 07. The Diplomatic Relationship: Substance and Process • Bonnie S. Glaser 08. The Commercial and Economic Relationship • Charles W. Freeman III 09. The Cultural Relationship • Terry Lautz 10. The Military-Security Relationship • Christopher P. Twomey Part VI: The Regional Context 11. U.S.-China Interactions in Asia • Avery Goldstein 12. Taiwan in U.S.-China Relations • Shelley Rigger Part VII: The Global Context 13. U.S.-China Interactions in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Latin America • David Shambaugh and Dawn Murphy 14. U.S.-China Interactions in Global Governance and International Organizations • Rosemary Foot Part VIII: Visions for the Future 15. Chinese Visions of the Future of U.S.-China Relations • Wu Xinbo 16. American Visions of the Future of U.S.-China Relations: Competition, Cooperation, and Conflict • Harry Harding Index About the Editor and Contributors