he areas where the U.S. and China get along quite well, but is often dynamically affected by other issues such as human rights. To keep these relations from being negatively affected the author believes that the U.S. must recognize China as an emerging world power, involve China in the global community and coax China to follow the political and economical rules set in place, encourage China to be involved in global decision making including joining the WTO, and promote trade and investment between China, to bind and build ties with China. Chapter 7 is written by Michael McElroy and Chris Neilson and centers around the challenges China faces in regards to air pollution and their climate. The Chinese government realizes how important these are to their future, but faces many economic restraints in doing so. Having the largest population of all the countries, causes it to consume a large amount of energy, and hence almost two thirds of its energy needs are satisfied through the burning of coal, despite the environmental consequences. Working with China in developing long term solutions to these problems will politically and economically benefit both countries. Chapter 8 is written by Kenneth Lieberthal and reviews what has affected the policies of China and the U.S. from 1989 to 1996, which have consequently resulted in the current state of foreign relations between the two. The ongoing theme of the chapter is that by the two countries misunderstanding each others policies a vicious web of increasing distrust has been formed. Again, the need for more communication to work out the misunderstanding is stressed. One of the things that gleams at me after reading this book, is how similar China and the U.S. are to Germany and Eastern Europe prior to World War 2, and the U.S. and Russia during the Cold War. China is a proud country which is eager to become a global power. The united Sates, recognizing this, wishes to guide China into a place whi...
