China Fallacy

Donald Gross is a diplomat, lawyer and policy expert who serves as adjunct fellow of the Pacific Forum, Center for Strategic and International Studies. A former State Department official, he has developed diplomatic strategy toward East Asia and negotiated sensitive agreements with China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea. Earlier, he was counselor of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and director of legislative affairs at the National Security Council in the White House.

• 1. Introduction: The Unfulfilled Promise of U.S.-China Relations2. The Real Military Balance3. Rapprochement and a Stable Peace4. China's Economic Juggernaut5. Democracy and Human Rights in China6. The "Soft Power" of China's Foreign Policy7. Getting It Right: A New Framework Agreement for U.S.-China Relations8. Realizing Japan's Foreign Policy Goals9. Achieving Korean Reunification10. Conclusion: The China Fallacy11. Epilogue

This thrilling and thought-provoking volume by Gross (senior associate, Pacific Forum, Center for Strategic and International Studies) seeks to challenge the conventional wisdom underlying current policy toward China. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels.