From a Western point of view, the policy of economic engagement with China has failed. A rapid rise in living standards in China has helped legitimize and stren

In 1784, when Americans first voyaged to China, they confronted Chinese authorities who were unaware that the United States even existed. Nevertheless, a long,

Introduction: America's Business with China -- Founding a Free, Trading Republic -- The Paradox of a Pacific Policy -- Troubled Waters -- Sovereign Rights, or A

Traces the history of the relationship between America and China back to its earliest days, when the United States traded with China for furs, opium, and rare s