Paul J. Smith, Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval War College, USA

‘This is the best and most readable review of US–China relations from Truman to Trump that anyone has yet produced.’

• ContentsIntroduction to America’s China Gamble 1 Phase 1: US-PRC relations in the first two decades: conflict,misunderstanding and persistent animosity (1949–69)2 Phase 2: Rapprochement and normalization (1970–79) 3 Phase 3: Ronald Reagan and the ‘Golden Era’ in U.S.-Chinarelations (1980–88) 4 Phase 4: Tiananmen disaster, post-cold war and drifting apart(1989–2000) 5 Phase 5: Terrorism, economic crisis and rebalancing: TheBush-Obama continuum (2001–16) 6 Phase 6: Fear, populism and strategic competition: TheTrump-Biden continuum (2017–25) 7 The Taiwan issue: the ultimate flashpoint8 The way ahead: competition without war Selected bibliography

Paul J. Smith, Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval War College, USA

‘This is the best and most readable review of US–China relations from Truman to Trump that anyone has yet produced.’

• ContentsIntroduction to America’s China Gamble 1 Phase 1: US-PRC relations in the first two decades: conflict,misunderstanding and persistent animosity (1949–69)2 Phase 2: Rapprochement and normalization (1970–79) 3 Phase 3: Ronald Reagan and the ‘Golden Era’ in U.S.-Chinarelations (1980–88) 4 Phase 4: Tiananmen disaster, post-cold war and drifting apart(1989–2000) 5 Phase 5: Terrorism, economic crisis and rebalancing: TheBush-Obama continuum (2001–16) 6 Phase 6: Fear, populism and strategic competition: TheTrump-Biden continuum (2017–25) 7 The Taiwan issue: the ultimate flashpoint8 The way ahead: competition without war Selected bibliography

Paul J. Smith, Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval War College, USA

‘This is the best and most readable review of US–China relations from Truman to Trump that anyone has yet produced.’

• ContentsIntroduction to America’s China Gamble 1 Phase 1: US-PRC relations in the first two decades: conflict,misunderstanding and persistent animosity (1949–69)2 Phase 2: Rapprochement and normalization (1970–79) 3 Phase 3: Ronald Reagan and the ‘Golden Era’ in U.S.-Chinarelations (1980–88) 4 Phase 4: Tiananmen disaster, post-cold war and drifting apart(1989–2000) 5 Phase 5: Terrorism, economic crisis and rebalancing: TheBush-Obama continuum (2001–16) 6 Phase 6: Fear, populism and strategic competition: TheTrump-Biden continuum (2017–25) 7 The Taiwan issue: the ultimate flashpoint8 The way ahead: competition without war Selected bibliography