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World Savvy Monitor

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Viewpoints: Moving the G-2 Forward

FPA contributor and Rising Powers blogger David Kampf argues that the G-2 relationship between China and the U.S. should be nurtured in an effort to address global problems in this edition of Viewpoints.

Is China the New America?

Harold James writes about how the global financial crisis may be presenting China with the opportunity to lead in the same way that the Great Depression of the 1930s did the same for the United States. James' article links to a counterpoint article by Jonathan Holslag asking if the financial crisis is making the U.S. more like China.

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Quizzes »

Great Decisions 2008 Fall Quiz Series - U.S. - China Trade

Online topic quizzes from the Great Decisions 2008 Fall Quiz Series are an ideal test of readers' knowledge of the Great Decisions 2008 Fall Updates.

Great Decisions 2008 Spring Quiz Series - U.S.-China Trade Quiz

Online topic quizzes from the Great Decisions 2008 Spring Quiz Series are an ideal test of readers' knowledge of the Great Decisions 2008 briefing book articles and Great Decisions 2008 Spring Updates.

Great Decisions 2008 Winter Quiz Series - U.S. - China Trade

Online topic quizzes are an ideal test of readers' knowledge of the Great Decisions 2008 articles.

In the Classroom »

Lesson Plan: China's Economy

This lesson plan from PBS is designed to help students examine the economies of the U.S. and China.

American Councils for International Education

American Councils for International Education administers a variety of cultural exchange, study abroad, and research programs on behalf of both public and private funders. Participation in these programs is through an open, merit-based competition, and facilitates mutual understanding between the United States and Eurasia, Southeast Europe, and South Asia.

America & the World: Challenges for the New President

The advent of every new administration presents America with the opportunity to press the "reset button" for foreign policy - if it were only that simple! America's foreign policy, no matter who sits in the Oval Office, is always affected by decisions made by the previous administration, and all those that came before.

Originally published as a supplement to The New York Times Upfront, this Guide was written by FPA blogger Mark Dillen to help students examine ten of the leading foreign policy challenges that will face the Obama administration.

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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.

Power and Restraint: A Shared Vision for the U.S.-China Relationship

Power and Restraint is the result of a major research project by some of the most distinguished Chinese and American scholars have to address the big bilateral and global issues the two countries face to establish consensus on potentially contentious issues and elaborate areas where the two nations can work together to achieve common goals.

The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order

In The Second World, scholar Parag Khanna, chosen as one of Esquire's 75 Most Influential People of the Twenty-First Century, reveals how America's future depends on its ability to compete with the European Union and China to forge relationships with the Second World, the pivotal regions of Eastern Europe, Central Asia, South America, the Middle East, and East Asia that are growing in influence and economic strength.

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