Focus Recommends
Focus Recommends highlights books and publications the editors of China-US Focus have selected to help scholars and the general public to understand the dynamic, complex and sometimes problematic relations between China and the United States – the most consequential bilateral relationship of the 21st century. We also hope the books will assist our readers in gaining a better grasp of what’s happening in China, as well as the challenges the country faces as it continues its integration with the rest of the global community.
The Centennial Global Strategy of the United StatesThe world is undergoing profound changes. The past century of world history, which witnessed the all-around transition from the Versailles-Washington system to
Where Great Powers Meet | David ShambaughJames Chau speaks with David Shambaugh, Director of the China Policy Program at George Washington University about his new book "Where Great Powers Meet: America and China in Southeast Asia.”
Rivers of Iron: Interview with Prof. David LamptonIn 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) — a global development strategy involving infrastructure projects and associated financing throughout the world, including Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. While the Chinese government has framed the plan as one promoting transnational connectivity, critics see it as part of a larger strategy for China to achieve global dominance. Rivers of Iron examines China’s effort to create an intercountry railway system connecting China and its seven Southeast Asian neighbors (Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam).
China-US 2039: The Endgame? Building Trust Over Future DecadesThe four-star U.S. navy veteran’s new book is based on years of military and business experience and informed by many prominent American and Chinese decision makers in both countries and looks critically at the present US policy toward China.
The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese StateHow is Xi Jinping changing China?
China’s Asian Dream: Empire Building Along the New Silk RoadTom Miller argues why China's Belt & Road will change the world.
Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China’s Last Golden AgeStephen R. Platt challenges common perceptions that the Opium War was the unavoidable result of circumstance or a grand imperial scheme.
The Hundred-Year Marathon: China’s Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global SuperpowerOn how China is working to supplant America.
The China Questions: Critical Insights into a Rising Power“Can China and Japan Ever Get Along?” “Why is it Still So Hard to Talk about the Cultural Revolution?” “Why Does the End of the One-Child Policy Matter?”
How China Escaped the Poverty TrapThe book offers the most complete synthesis to date of the numerous interacting forces that have shaped China’s dramatic makeover and the problems it faces today.