• TODAY’S "CRISIS"

• GETTING BEYOND "THE TIANANMEN LEGACY:"
• "ENGAGEMENT"/"CONTAINMENT"
• "STRATEGIC PARTNER"/"ADVERSARY"

• DOES CHINA MATTER?
• SEGAL’S "MIDDLE POWER" ARGUMENT
• ECONOMY
• MILITARY
• POLITICAL
• CHINA=INDIA, BRAZIL+ "GOOD THEATRE"
• THE COUNTER ARGUMENT

• GEOGRAPHY MATTERS
• FOR CHINA
• FOR THE US

 

 

 

 

• DOMESTIC POLITICS MATTER
• IN CHINA
• IN US
• PROBLEMS OF EMOTIONS AND MISPERCEPTIONS

• HISTORY MATTERS