China 411

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Purpose: The United States and China are the largest and second largest economies in the world. President Obama calls the relationship the most important bilateral relationship of the 21st century. Yet the relationship is fraught with mistrust and miscalculation, with the potential for catastrophic conflict. Many scholars have written about the complex reasons behind the agreements and disagreements by taking a particular narrative. What they missed is that, on every single issue of importance, there are four underlying perspectives: how Americans view themselves, how Chinese view Americans, how Chinese view themselves, and how Americans view Chinese. Without understanding the four...