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Think Again: China's Military

In the "Think Again" section of Foreign Policy Magazine Drew Thompson challenges perceptions of China's military regarding its size, capability, motivation, doctrine and aspirations.

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Can India's economy overtake China?

This article by BBC News Indian economic analyst Paranjoy Guha Thakurta discusses the possibility that a change in the trend growth rates of China and India might lead to the latter economy outpacing the former sooner than previously argued.

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Quizzes

GD 2006 Quiz 6 - China and India

China and India have emerged on the world stage, after following different paths toward rapid economic growth. Will China and India work closer together or compete with each other to become major world powers? How will their growth affect the U.S. economy and strategic interests?

In the Classroom »

Global Development: Exploring China-India-US Relations

A lesson plan examining the relationship between the United States and two rising superpowers, China and India. From the Global Nomads Group.

International Partnerships in Education, LLC

International Partnerships in Education provides U.S. and Canadian educators the opportunity to teach in China through its Summer Teaching Program.

Lesson Plan: China and India

Prepared by Joseph Selfridge, Instructor at West Catholic High School, Philadelphia, PA

Recommended Readings »

China: Fragile Superpower

Once a sleeping giant, China today is the world's fastest growing economy--the leading manufacturer of cell phones, laptop computers, and digital cameras--a dramatic turn-around that alarms many Westerners. But in China: Fragile Superpower, Susan L. Shirk opens up the black box of Chinese politics and finds that the real danger lies elsewhere--not in China's astonishing growth, but in the deep insecurity of its leaders. China's leaders face a troubling paradox: the more developed and prosperous the country becomes, the more insecure and threatened they feel.

The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World

Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot, lucre, moolah, readies, the wherewithal: Call it what you like, it matters. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it's the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labor. But in The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that finance is in fact the foundation of human progress. What's more, he reveals financial history as the essential backstory behind all history.

Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America

Thomas L. Friedman's phenomenal number-one bestseller The World Is Flat has helped millions of readers to see the world in a new way. In his brilliant, essential new book, Friedman takes a fresh and provocative look at two of the biggest challenges we face today: America's surprising loss of focus and national purpose since 9/11; and the global environmental crisis, which is affecting everything from food to fuel to forests. In this groundbreaking account of where we stand now, he shows us how the solutions to these two big problems are linked--how we can restore the world and revive America at the same time.

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