Author Description

In this book the author argues that the world is on the cusp of an historic transition from Western to Asian dominance in which China's will emerge as a great power and challenge American hegemony. In the emerging conflict between the United States and China, he further contends, Russia can serve as a valuable Chinese ally, providing energy and military technology. In making this argument, he explores patterns in Chinese and civilizational history, discusses Taiwan as a tripwire for conflict, and profiles Sino-Russian relations from the 1600s to the present.